Fresh Coconut Cake

"This has been a Christmas tradition in my family for generations. I remember my great aunt bringing in this tall 3 layer cake with yummy fresh coconut frosting."
 
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Ready In:
8hrs 1min
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
1 cake
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ingredients

  • 4 white cake layers (or yellow)
  • Frosting

  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 16 ounces Cool Whip
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 coconut (only substitue fresh frozen coconut if you can find it, do not use dried)
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directions

  • Bake cake and cool completely.
  • Open coconut, remove outer hard shell, pare inner brown shell, rinse and grate.
  • Mix sugar, sour cream and coconut.
  • Fold in cool whip.
  • Spread frosting between layers of cake and outsides of cake.
  • Refrigerate overnight.

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I currently reside in a quaint little town on Lake Erie. I spend most of my time caring for my three children (DH,DS,DD). My love of cooking comes from my deeply rooted southern upbringing. I love to entertain and people enjoy my vittles.
 
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