Memorial Day Recipes

Sunshine Coconut Cake

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Sunshine Coconut Cake

Rating:

(3 votes) 5 3

This is one of the best tasting and eye appealing cakes I have ever baked. Celebrating an organization with a bright future and a Sunshine Cake, what a match!

Shared by Russ1942,
Necedah, WI

Time needed

20 min preparation + 35 min cooking

Serving Size / Yield

12 -16 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 C. sour cream (16 oz)
  • 2 C. sugar
  • 1/4 C. orange juice
  • 14 oz. flaked coconut (1 pkg.)
  • 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
  • 1 pkg. orange gelatin (3 oz)
  • 1C. water
  • 1/3 C. vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 C. whipping cream
  • 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, well drained

Directions

In a mixing bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, and orange juice. Beat in coconut. Cover and refrigerate In another mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, gelatin, water, oil, and eggs, mix well. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round cake pans. Bake at 350 F. for 30-35 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack to cool completely. Split cakes in half. Set aside 1 cup of the coconut filling, spread remaining filling between cake layers. Refrigerate. Beat Cream until stiff peaks form, fold into reserved filling. Frost top and sides of cake, garnish with oranges. Refrigerate until serving.

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