What kind of character? That may have some bearing on what type of coconut
cake....as to how moist it can be etc...


My grandma always makes a coconut cake and puts her version of the divinity
frosting on it. Like the divinity candy but it's in a more liquified state -
wow!

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"Anne P. Mitchell, Esq." > wrote in message
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> Hey guys!
>
> Our son's birthday is coming up and he really wants a coconut cake - but
> it has to be coconut _in_ the cake itself (and it has to release well
> from a pan - as we are doing a character cake - this is why it has to be
> in the cake, and not the frosting/filling [although, if anybody has any
> recipes for a coconut frosting which is smooth and pipes well that'd be
> great too! - I'm assuming it would have coconut milk in it because any
> other coconut product would produce a non-smooth frosting].
>
> Hmm...coconut butter cream frosting...? :-)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Anne