14 Reviews of Paula Deen's Jamie's Coconut Cake

From: Barb Gertz

On Apr 18, 2006

WOW, what a lovely cake tasty & moist. I made it for Easter, we were also celebrating our GD & My DH's birthdays. I made it just like the recipe stated, made it 2 days ahead so it got to set,as suggested. Love Paula Deen's recipes, Thank you for posting this recipe!

From: Baby Chevelle

On Mar 25, 2008

I LOVE coconut cake. But this was sooo dense family did not care for it. I did like it, but did not love it!

From: cookinpotter

On Mar 24, 2008

i can't believe i hadn't rated this previously! I don't care that much for coconut or paula dean for that matter, but THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CAKES!! I made this last year when my sister requested a coconut cake for her birthday and i couldn't believe how good it was and how much DH and i like it (he doesn't really care for coconut either). After i had the 2nd layer in place i decided it was just too much cake for all of us so i made the 3rd layer into a cake on its' own and froze it for later (icing and all). we pulled it out a couple weeks later and it was delish. it froze perfectly! So I wanted to make this for easter this year and i didn't notice until after i made the filling that i was making the wrong cake! I didn't have the coconut milk on hand so i went ahead and made the other cake, but used this icing which was the only thing that saved that cake. The icing is so darn good i could sit down w/ a bowl of that stuff. and by the way, don't let the icing sit too long on the cake before patting the coconut in, i decided to toast the coconut before putting it on the cake and by the time i did that the icing had dried ever so slightly and the coconut didnt' stick quite as well. Next time i'll remember which cake to use, this cake is one of the best ones out there! Yum!

From: tara portee

On Jul 12, 2007

I made this for my husband's birthday and it was a big hit. I thought the filling was absolutely perfect! I thought the cake was the tiniest bit dry. But it might be my oven, because a friend made this at a party and his was not the lest bit dry.

From: Chef #427678

On Jan 29, 2007

Actually this cake is not hard to make. It's decadent and absolutely fantastic!!! I highly recommend this one

From: Chef #478337

On Apr 6, 2007

This cake was as good as it looks. I made it for my mom's 72nd birthday - she said it's her new favorite.

From: Chef #216556

On Sep 9, 2008

From: Chef #1110346

On Jan 3, 2009

This is the first time that I made a coconut cake by myself. I made two and both turned out great. I remember helping my grandmother bake when I was very young.This one is as good as the one's my Grandmother made. This is a great recipe.

From: Chef #1332801

On Jul 23, 2009

My daughter requested this for her birthday. I was reluctant at first since I don't like self rising flour, and someone said the cake was hard to cut. Well, the cake is as light as angel wings, and delicious. I brought it to an Optimist luncheon meeting, and friends were picking at the crumbs. Needless to say, it will be made again.

From: BakerNurse

On Dec 6, 2007

When I took the cakes out of the pans, a piece broke off and I had to taste it - it was the driest cake I had ever tasted. But I followed all the directions and let it sit for 3 days in the refrigerator - IMPRESSIVE!! Extremely moist - I did think the frosting tasted grainy - but couldn't tell if was the frosting or the sugar on the coconut on top of the frosting - anyway, I used coconut milk instead of regular milk in the filling - will keep this recipe!!