Coconut Cream Dream Cake

Here’s a dreamy Coconut Cream Dream Cake recipe — soft, fluffy cake layers with luscious coconut cream filling and a creamy coconut frosting that tastes like paradise 🌴🥥✨

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🌸 Coconut Cream Dream Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

Cake Layers:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 ½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 ½ cups sugar

• ¾ cup unsalted butter (room temp)

• 4 large eggs (room temp)

• 1 tsp coconut extract (or vanilla)

• 1 cup coconut milk (canned, full fat)

• 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut

Coconut Cream Filling:

• 1 cup heavy cream

• ½ cup coconut cream (from top of a coconut milk can)

• ½ cup sugar

• 3 tbsp cornstarch

• 1 tsp coconut extract

• ½ cup shredded coconut

Frosting:

• 8 oz cream cheese (softened)

• ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)

• 4 cups powdered sugar

• 1 tsp coconut extract

• 2–3 tbsp coconut milk

Decoration:

• 2 cups toasted coconut flakes

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Instructions:

1. Make the Cake Layers:

   • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour 2 or 3 round cake pans.

   • In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

   • In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in coconut extract.

   • Alternate adding flour mixture and coconut milk, starting and ending with flour. Fold in shredded coconut.

   • Divide batter evenly into pans, bake 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.

2. Prepare the Coconut Cream Filling:

   • In a saucepan, whisk sugar and cornstarch. Slowly whisk in heavy cream and coconut cream.

   • Cook over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in extract and shredded coconut.

   • Chill until firm.

3. Make the Frosting:

   • Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar gradually.

   • Mix in coconut extract and coconut milk until smooth and spreadable.

4. Assemble the Cake:

   • Place one cake layer on a serving plate, spread a generous layer of coconut cream filling. Repeat if using more than 2 layers.

   • Frost the outside of the cake with coconut cream frosting.

   • Press toasted coconut flakes all around the sides and top.

5. Chill & Serve:

   • Chill at least 1 hour before slicing for clean layers.

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🥥✨ Result: A soft, fluffy, creamy, tropical cake that melts in your mouth — like a coconut cream pie turned into a dreamy layered cake!

Would you like me to also give you a no-bake Coconut Cream Dream Cake version (like an icebox cake with graham crackers or vanilla wafers)?