From Food & Wine

This towering dessert is made up of layers of super-moist, almost puddinglike coconut cake spread with tangy passion fruit curd, then topped with whipped cream and crispy flakes of toasted coconut. The recipe is from Cynthia Wong, pastry chef in Decatur, Georgia. The cake may look intimidating, but it's easy to make: "Just pop the layers out of the baking pans and slap them together," Wong says.

Six-Layer Coconut Cake with Passion Fruit Filling

From Taste of the South

Coconut Cake

From Family Circle

Frosted with swirls of fluffy frosting and trimmed with coconut and pecans, this festive cake recipe is just the ticket when you need a special occasion dessert. Underneath the snowy white frosting are two layers of yellow cake flecked with more coconut and pecans.

Coconut Pecan Layer Cake

From Ladies' Home Journal

Toasted coconut flakes and coconut milk are used in these mini cakes, which are topped with a light glaze.

Mini Coconut Bundt Cakes

From The Food Channel

A moist cake doesn't even begin to describe the luxurious creaminess of this dessert that's intensified by adding fresh bananas and coconut milk.

Tres Leches Cake with Banana and Coconut

From The Food Channel

These creamy miniature coconut cupcakes are irresistibly pop-able and easy to make with the help of boxed cake mix.

Mini Coconut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

From Better Homes and Gardens

A fresh take on holiday dessert, these tropical cakes will become a favorite. Their delightful flavor comes from unsweetened coconut milk, shredded coconut, and toasted coconut chips.

Fruit-Topped Coconut Cupcakes

From Better Homes and Gardens

Eggnog and nutmeg turn ordinary cake mix into a deliciously different Christmas dessert. Dip the cakes into a cream cheese and eggnog icing and coconut to resemble new-fallen snow.

Mini Snowball Cakes

From Better Homes and Gardens

A double dose of coconut -- coconut milk in the batter and toasted coconut garnish -- fill these petite cupcakes with tropical flavor. Be sure to shake coconut milk vigorously before using because the can's contents tend to settle.

Vanilla Bean-Coconut Cupcakes

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this tropical cheesecake to your coconut-loving friends. The meringue layer makes for an impressive presentation.

Coconut Meringue Cheesecake

From Better Homes and Gardens

The topping on this cheesecake tastes like a light macaroon cookie.

Coconut Macaroon Cheesecake

From Better Homes and Gardens

This aromatic spice cake, filled with dried fruit and walnuts and showered with coconut frosting, is a popular recipe for birthdays and holidays.

Apricot-Nut Spice Cake with Coconut Butter Frosting

From Family Circle

This three-layer coconut cake is frosted with a classic 7-minute frosting. Before the frosting sets up, it's slightly sticky--all the better for keeping the coconut on the cake.

Paula Carson's Coconut Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this sweet, all white dessert after a long day of sledding or playing in the snow.

Snow Angel Cake

From Family Circle

Set out a plate of these mocha cupcakes near the coffeemaker at work and your co-workers will come asking for the recipe. For a different filling, vary the extract flavors. Try orange, raspberry, or even vanilla.

Coconut Cream-Filled Chocolate-Coffee Cupcakes

From Food & Wine

Saffron's earthy yet sweet flavors make the spice versatile enough to work in both savory dishes and desserts. Here, Tyler Brown of Nashville's Hermitage Hotel uses saffron to flavor the pastry cream for his moist, airy take on coconut cake. Instead of making a classic round, Brown bakes the cake in a 9-by-13-inch pan and cuts it in half, then stacks the layers to make a handsome rectangle.

Coconut Cake with Saffron Cream

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Atkins Coconut Layer Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Island Bananas Foster Cupcakes

From Taste of the South

Coconut-Pecan Cupcakes

From Betty Crocker

From Betty's Soul Food Collection...Be proud to serve this moist and delicious citrus-spiked cake all dressed up in snowy white coconut.

Ambrosia Cake

From Family Circle

Marshmallow creme and powdered egg whites make a snowy white frosting for this spectacular three-layer cake.

Coconut Cake

From Family Circle

This three-layer coconut cake recipe is filled with lemon curd and frosted with a coconut-flavored cream cheese frosting.

Mile-High Coconut Cake

From Family Circle

This easy-to-make snack cake recipe is filled with crushed pineapple, coconut, and walnuts and topped with a cream cheese frosting. It's a sweet addition to picnics and potlucks.

Hawaiian Wedding Cake

From EatingWell

In this stunning dessert, two layers of coconut-flavored cake are filled with sweet pineapple curd and topped with creamy coconut frosting, chunks of fresh pineapple and toasted coconut.

Pineapple-Coconut Layer Cake