January 13, 2025
URL: https://www.bakingwithdolly.com/recipes/cakes-cupcakes/winter-wonderland-coconut-cake-10214
- Prep time 45 minutes
- Total time 105 minutes
- Servings 10
Ingredients
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PAM® Baking Spray
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1 pkg (15.25 oz each) Duncan Hines® Dolly Parton's Coconut Cake Mix
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1 cup milk
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8 tablespoons unsalted butter
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4 eggs
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1/2 cup candy melts (pink, blue, and/or white)
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8 thin pretzel sticks
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white nonpareils, sanding sugar
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1 container (16 oz each) Duncan Hines® Dolly Parton's Buttercream Frosting
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2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
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additional sanding sugar, white sugar crystal sprinkles
Nutrition Information
616 calories, 79g carbs
Directions
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Step one
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 8-inch round pans with baking spray.
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Step two
Whisk cake mix, milk, melted butter and eggs together in a large bowl until well blended, about a minute.
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Step three
Pour batter into pans and bake 24 to 28 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
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Step four
Melt candy melts according to package directions. Pour melted candy into piping bag or freezer bag. Cut off a very small corner of the bag. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and place pretzels on paper. Drizzle melted candy on pretzels starting 1-inch from the bottom to make tree shapes. Get creative and fun, these should look unique, not perfect! Add some nonpareils or sanding sugar if you like. Refrigerate 10 minutes, until candy is hardened.
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Step five
Place one cooled cake layer on serving plate. Spread about 1/2-cup frosting on first layer. Top with second cake layer. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Press coconut around top and sides of cake.
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Step six
Decorate the top of the cake with nonpareils, sanding sugar and sugar crystals to look like snow. Just before serving, poke the trees into the top of the winter wonderland coconut cake.
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