Coco Lopez Cake Food

COCO LOPEZ COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake according to box directions minus 1 cup water -- in place of 1 cup water use Coco Lopez cream of coconut + 1 extra Tbsp. oil. Use 1/3 cup of water. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan or 9x13 glass casserole dish.
• Cook cake 25-27 minutes at 350 degrees F. Then remove from oven and let cool to touch.
• Next pour marshmallow cream into a mixing bowl. Add 2 Tbsp. coconut extract. Beat on low until extract is combined. Spoon on top of cooled cake and spread evenly. Then pour flaked coconut over marshmallow cream evenly. Then top cake with cherries for garnish.

COCONUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Wrap the outside bottom and sides of a 9 inch wide spring form pan with heavy duty foil, twice.
• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
• Get out your roasting pan.
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, 1 1/2 cups of the toasted coconut, 1 tbs of lemon juice and the melted butter in a small bowl.
• Place the above mixture into the spring form pan and press onto the bottom and up the sides with the bottom of a measuring cup. You want to go up the sides about an inch. Place in the fridge while making the filling.
• Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until well blended.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the Coco Lopez, whipping cream, 1 cup of toasted coconut, vanilla extract, lemon juice and zest and beat until well blended. Remix with a wooden spoon from the bottom up because the cream cheese seems to sink a bit.
• Remove the spring form pan/crust from the fridge and pour the filling onto the crust.
• Place the roasting pan in the oven, add the boiling water and then the spring form pan/cheese cake mix.
• Bake until puffed, about 1 hour and 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, cut around the side of the pan to loosen and spring it free!
• Sprinkle the remaining coconut over the top and press around the sides.
• Enjoy!

COCONUT CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in 2/3 cup coconut. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Meanwhile, beat pudding mix and coconut milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Refrigerate until ready to assemble cupcakes.
• Remove cupcakes from liners; cut cupcakes horizontally in half. Place cupcake bottoms on tray. Top each with 1 Tbsp. pudding and 1 tsp. of the remaining flaked coconut; cover with cupcake top.
• Spoon frosting into medium bowl. Add COOL WHIP; whisk until blended. Spread onto cupcakes. Garnish with remaining flaked coconut, raspberries and mint.

COCONUT SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Dust pan with flour. Combine 1 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup cream of coconut, eggs, vegetable oil and fresh lemon juice in large bowl and whisk to blend. Add white cake mix and blend well. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake cake until top is golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend remaining 1/4 cup sour cream and remaining 1/4 cup cream of coconut in small bowl. Spread mixture evenly over warm cake. Return cake to oven; bake 5 minutes longer. Sprinkle coconut over. Place pan on rack and cool cake completely.

COCO LOPEZ COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Have all your ingredients at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter the pan of your choice or line the pan with wax paper or parchment and butter the paper.
• With a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the butter for 1 minute on high speed, then scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
• Add the sugar to the butter and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl again.
• With the mixer on medium-low speed, add the vanilla; then add the eggs one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl midway through.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and sea salt in a separate bowl. In another bowl, combine the milk, cream of coconut, and coconut extract.
• With the mixer on low speed, add half the flour mixture. When it's mostly incorporated, add half the milk mixture. Add the remainder of the dry and wet ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Stop mixing as soon as you have a smooth batter. Stir in the shredded coconut.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the middle of the cake feels springy when you gently press your finger against it. All ovens are different, so it's important to do the fingerprint test to see if the cake is done.
• Let the cake cool completely before icing.

COCONUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Wrap outside of 9 inch diameter springform pan with
• 2 3/4-inch high sides with foil. Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1 1/2 cups coconut, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and butter in small bowl. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add cream of coconut, cream, 1 cup coconut, vanilla extract and lemon juice and beat until well blended. Pour filling into crust. Bake until puffed and set in center, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Remove pan sides. Sprinkle remaining coconut around edge of cake.

COCO LOPEZ CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare cakes as directed on the box. Bake. Remove from the oven and while the cake is still warm poke holes with a straw all over the top of the cake.
• 2. Mix the Coco Lopez with the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed milk. Pour this mixture slowly over the entire cake until all is well saturated with the milks.
• 3. Place cake in the fridge overnight or at least 2-3 hours to let the milk soak in. Remove and frost with the Cool Whip and sprinkle the Cool Whip with the coconut and toasted almond slivers.
• 4. Enjoy!!!

COCO LOPEZ COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. After baking your Duncan Hines Cake Mix, allow it to cool 20-30 minutes. Leave cake in pan and poke holes through the top of the cake with fork; space holes about 1 inch apart. Slowly pour Coco Lopez over entire cake, then condensed milk too. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. Next day, spread thawed Cool Whip over cake and sprinkle coconut over top of Cool Whip.
• 2. Enjoy your 'special' cake.

COCO LOPEZ PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare yellow cake mix according to package directions in 13" x 9" pan.
• Remove from oven and while cake is still hot, poke lots of holes in the surface with fork.
• Spread can of sweetened condensed milk over top of cake.
• Do this fairly slowly so that it has a chance to soak evenly into the holes.
• Wait 20 minutes.
• Spread the Coco Lopez mix just as you did the condensed milk.
• Wait 20 minutes.
• Spread Cool Whip on top and sprinkle with coconut.
• Enjoy!
• Be sure to refrigerate this cake.
• It doesn't keep at room temperature.

COCONUT CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-inch diameter cake pans with 2-inch high sides.
• Pour the flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Use a whisk to stir together. This will get rid of any lumps and pseudo-sift the ingredients. In a separate large bowl, beat the sugar, butter and sweetened cream of coconut until fluffy and it resembles whipped cream, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg yolks and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and stir to incorporate all the ingredients. With the mixer on low speed, beat in 1/2 the dry ingredients, followed by the buttermilk, and the remaining dry ingredients, scraping down the sides in between each addition, just until blended.
• Using clean, dry beaters, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt in another clean large bowl until the egg whites are stiff but not dry. Cook's Note: You want to get the most volume from your egg whites, that's why it is essential that the beaters and bowl are clean. Just to be safe, I like to wipe the bowl out with a dash of vinegar, white or apple cider is best. The vinegar cuts through any fat in the bowl leaving only a sparkling bowl behind. And don't worry, you won't be able to taste the vinegar-I promise!
• In batches, fold the beaten egg whites into the batter, being careful not to deflate the whites. Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. Spread the batter with an offset spatula to level the batter in the pan. Bake the cakes until a tester inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans on a wire rack, about 10 minutes. Gently run a small sharp knife around the pan sides to loosen the cakes. Cook's Note: As the cakes cool they will shrink slightly, pulling away from the sides of the pan. By running the knife around the sides of the pan you are helping in the process by taking away any resistance. Turn the cakes out onto the racks and cool completely.
• With a pastry brush, gently brush any crumbs from the cooled cake layers. If the cake baked up with a slight dome in the center, you can trim it to even it out or just remember to place that cake layer dome-side down on the cake plate. Place 1 cake layer, flat-side up, on a cake plate. Spread 1 heaping cup Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting over the cake layer, leaving a 1/2-inch border of cake around the edge. This will give the filling a place to go or spread when the second cake layer is placed on top-you don't want it to bulge out the sides!
• Sprinkle 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut mix over the frosting. Top with the second cake layer, flat-side up. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake. For a retro look, I like swoopy swirls. The best way to achieve it is to spread the frosting using the back of a spoon. It's that easy!
• Sprinkle the remaining coconut mix over the cake, gently pressing into the sides to adhere. Coconut Layer Cake can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the butter and beat until smooth. Add the sugar, sweetened cream of coconut, vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt and beat until well blended, scraping down the sides as needed, for about 3 more minutes. Cook's Note: For a tropical twist, I add just a splash of fresh lime juice and a dash of finely grated lime zest to the mix!