Best 8 Chocolate Cake With Coconut Sauce Recipes

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Indulge in a culinary symphony of flavors with our tantalizing chocolate cake adorned with a velvety coconut sauce, a match made in dessert heaven. This decadent cake boasts a moist and fluffy chocolate sponge, complemented by a rich and creamy coconut sauce that elevates each bite to a new level of satisfaction. Prepare to embark on a delightful journey as we unveil the secrets behind this irresistible treat, including a vegan variation for those seeking a plant-based indulgence. Brace yourself for a symphony of textures and flavors that will leave you craving more.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CAKE



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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     dessert

Time 2h25m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nonstick spray
One 14-ounce bag sweetened shredded coconut (about 4 cups)
2 teaspoons instant espresso
1 1/4 cups water
One 15.25-ounce box chocolate fudge cake mix, such as Betty Crocker
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Two 8-ounce blocks Neufchatel cream cheese, at room temperature
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 9-inch cake pans with nonstick spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
  • Sprinkle half of the shredded coconut on a baking sheet. Toast in the oven until golden brown, stirring often, about 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet.
  • Combine the instant espresso and water in a measuring cup; stir until dissolved. Add to a medium bowl, along with the cake mix, vegetable oil and eggs. Beat for 2 minutes with a handheld mixer on medium speed. Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans and smooth the tops.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a baking rack and let cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese, butter, coconut milk, salt and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Beat with a handheld mixer on medium speed until light, fluffy and smooth, about 4 minutes. Stir in the remaining (untoasted) coconut with a rubber spatula.
  • If the cakes have domed in the center, trim to level the tops. Place one cake layer, up-side down, on a platter or plate. Spoon one-third of the frosting on top and spread evenly, almost completely to the edge. Place the other layer, up-side down, on top, pressing gently to anchor. Using an offset spatula, evenly frost the entire cake; if the frosting gets too soft, place it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Gently press the toasted coconut around the outside of the cake and sprinkle it over the top.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH COCONUT SAUCE



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With the bold flavors of raspberry and coconut enhancing fudgy chocolate cake and creamy vanilla ice cream, what's not to love?-Tabitha Freeman of Middletown, Connecticut

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 package (19.6 ounces) frozen chocolate fudge layer cake
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup red raspberry preserves
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Cut cake in half. Return half to the freezer. Let remaining cake stand at room temperature to thaw. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the coconut, milk and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. , Cut cake into four slices; place on dessert plates. Spread with preserves. Top with coconut mixture and ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 571 calories, Fat 23g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 274mg sodium, Carbohydrate 81g carbohydrate (65g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

COCONUT CRUNCH CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE



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Paired together with a chocolate drizzle, the texture of this cake turns out a decadent bite not unlike that of a candy bar. Martha made this recipe in episode 506 of Martha Bakes

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 (5.4 ounce) can cream of coconut
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
2 large egg whites
1/8 teaspoon coarse salt
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups sweetened shredded coconut (8 ounces)
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch springform pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, stir together cream of coconut and vanilla.
  • Beat butter and coconut oil on medium-high until smooth. Slowly add sugar; beat until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce speed to medium; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with 2 batches of cream-of-coconut mixture. Beat until just combined.
  • Topping: In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites and salt until thick and frothy, about 1 minute. Stir in milk and vanilla. Fold in coconut.
  • Spread cake batter in pan. Pour topping over batter; carefully spread in an even layer. Bake on a rimmed baking sheet until a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs, about 1 hour (tent with foil if browning too quickly).
  • Chocolate Sauce: In a small saucepan, bring heavy cream and sugar almost to a boil, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Pour over chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl. Stir until smooth, then stir in vanilla.
  • Let cake cool completely; remove from pan. Cut into wedges, drizzle with chocolate sauce, and serve with extra sauce on the side.

COCONUT CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE



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Make and share this Coconut Cake with Chocolate Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

3/4 cup cake flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
4 large egg whites
1 pinch cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups milk
1 vanilla bean, split
1/3 cup sugar, plus
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 large egg yolks
1 1/4 cups very cold whipping cream
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup milk, plus
2 tablespoons milk
11 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (or use chips)
1/2 cup cream, plus
1 tablespoon cream
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups shredded coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Butter a 9 inch springform pan.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the cake flour, sugar and baking powder.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the oil, whole eggs and ¼ cup of water and stir in the flour mixture into the oil mixture until the batter is smooth.
  • Beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until they hold stiff peaks.
  • Stir ¼ of the whites into the batter to lighten and then fold in the remaining whites.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
  • Remove cake and let cool.
  • For pastry cream: Scald the milk with the vanilla bean.
  • Scrape the seeds into the milk and discard bean (or rinse it, let it dry and ‘plant’ it into a sealed jar of sugar. In time you’ll have sugar with a vanilla fragrance.) In a bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup of sugar, flour and egg yolks.
  • Whisk the hot milk into the yolk mixture, a little at a time, and whisk for 1 minute.
  • Pour into the pan and bring custard to the boil, whisking constantly, for 1-2 minutes, o until it is thickened.
  • Let cool, uncovered, and chill it, placing a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the hot custard to prevent a skin from forming.
  • Beat the cream with the remaining 2 tblsps sugar until it holds stiff peaks.
  • Fold 1 cup of the whipped cream into the pastry cream, reserving remainder, and fold in 1 cup of coconut into the pastry cream as well.
  • Make chocolate sauce: Simmer the milk with the chocolate, stirring, until the chocolate is melted.
  • Add the cream, butter and sugar and simmer, stirring, until smooth and slightly thickened.
  • Keep sauce warm, covered.
  • Cut cake horizontally into 3 layers with a serrated knife.
  • Spread ½ of pastry cream on top of bottom layer and top with second layer.
  • Spread remaining pastry cream on top of second layer and top with third layer, cut side down.
  • Spread whipped cream on top and side of cake and sprinkle with coconut.
  • Serve with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 756, Fat 61, SaturatedFat 38.7, Cholesterol 197, Sodium 156.3, Carbohydrate 53.4, Fiber 9.6, Sugar 26.6, Protein 13.6

CHOCOLATE DATE CAKE WITH COCONUT-COGNAC SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

4 dates (about 3 ounces), preferably Medjool, chopped
1/4 cup cognac
Slightly heaping 1/2 cup whole, skinned almonds, toasted and ground
1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, toasted
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
4 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
12 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoon cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Butter, for greasing the ramekins
Chocolate-Almond Wafer, recipe follows
Coconut-Cognac Sauce, recipe follows
16 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup whole, skinned almonds, toasted and ground
3 cups coconut milk
6 tablespoons cognac
6 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Combine the dates and cognac in a bowl and let macerate about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the macerated dates, almonds, and coconut. Mix until the ingredients come together into a paste.
  • Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir the melted chocolate into the date mixture and set aside.
  • In another bowl, whip together the egg whites and salt until they just begin to form soft peaks. While slowly adding the sugar, continue whipping the whites until they form firm peaks. Fold in the cocoa, cardamom, and ginger until just combined. Working in 3 batches, gently fold the whipped egg whites into the date-chocolate mixture until just combined.
  • Scoop chocolate batter into buttered ramekins or molds. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out dry, about 12 minutes. Lower the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • To serve, unmold the cakes onto a baking sheet and top each with a chilled chocolate-almond wafer. Put the cakes into the oven and bake until the wafer just melts, about 15 seconds. Spoon a small pool of sauce onto plates, and gently place the cakes into the sauce. Serve.
  • Put the chocolate into a bowl. Bring the cream to a gentle simmer, pour over the chocolate, and stir with a rubber spatula until smooth. Fold in the spices and nuts. Spread the chocolate batter evenly onto a silicone mat or wax paper-lined baking sheet and chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Using a round cookie cutter, cut the wafer into discs that are slightly larger than the top of the cakes.
  • Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, reduced and thickened.

COCONUT CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE CHUNKS AND COCONUT DRIZZLE



Coconut Cake with Chocolate Chunks and Coconut Drizzle image

Provided by Julie Richardson

Categories     Cake     Chocolate     Fruit     Dessert     Valentine's Day     Vegetarian     New Year's Day     Tropical Fruit     Coconut     Winter     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cake:
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut*
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons (packed) finely grated orange peel
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk**
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate bars (do not exceed 61% cacao), broken into 1/2-inch irregular pieces, divided
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Coconut Drizzle:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons (or more) canned unsweetened coconut milk**
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Cake:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides; dust pan with flour, shaking out excess. Sift 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, and sea salt into medium bowl. Stir in unsweetened shredded coconut and set aside. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, and orange peel in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with coconut milk in 2 additions, beating just until blended after each addition. Fold in half of bittersweet chocolate pieces. Spread batter evenly in prepared cake pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate pieces over batter, then sprinkle with sweetened flaked coconut.
  • Bake cake until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, tenting with sheet of foil if coconut atop cake is browning too quickly, 60 to 70 minutes. Transfer cake to rack and cool in pan 45 minutes.
  • Coconut Drizzle
  • Whisk powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk, and vanilla in small bowl to blend well, adding more coconut milk by 1/2 teaspoonfuls until mixture is thin enough to drizzle over cake.
  • Carefully run small knife around sides of cake to loosen. Invert cake onto platter, then carefully invert again onto another platter, coconut side up. Using small spoon, drizzle powdered sugar mixture decoratively over cake. Cool cake completely on platter. DO AHEAD Cake can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover cake and let stand at room temperature.
  • Cut cake into wedges and serve with vanilla ice cream.
  • Available at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores.
  • ** Sold at many supermarkets and at Indian, Southeast Asian, and Latin markets. If unavailable, use 1 cup half and half mixed with 1/2 teaspoon imitation coconut extract.

GERMAN-CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH COCONUT-PECAN SAUCE



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After the "cooking spray" in the ingredients, the rest of the ingredients are for the sauce, Z would not let me post it that way or I am too blonde to figger it out. LOL At the other site, this got rave reviews, especially the sauce. Prep time is approximate. Can't wait to try it! This is posted for ZWT 2010. Recipe from Southern Living, September, 2005.

Provided by Scoutie

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/3 cup unsalted butter
1 (4 ounce) bar sweet baking chocolate, chopped
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
cooking spray
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 (12 ounce) can evaporated low-fat milk
3 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Place butter and chocolate in a large microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at high 1 minute or until melted, stirring until smooth.
  • Stir in sugar, water, and vanilla.
  • Add egg whites and egg, stirring with a whisk.
  • Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and add to chocolate mixture, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
  • Coat bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; pour batter into pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack.
  • Serve cake with Coconut-Pecan Sauce.
  • Coconut-Pecan Sauce:.
  • Combine sugar and cornstarch in a medium, heavy saucepan.
  • Add milk; stir with a whisk.
  • Add butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook 1 minute. Stir constantly.
  • Remove from heat; stir in pecans, coconut, and vanilla. Serve warm over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.9, Fat 14.7, SaturatedFat 7.9, Cholesterol 38.8, Sodium 128.3, Carbohydrate 70.6, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 51.9, Protein 4.1

CHOCOLATE COCONUT SAUCE



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Categories     Sauce     Milk/Cream     Rum     Chocolate     Dessert     Quick & Easy     Coconut     Summer     Simmer     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup well-stirred canned cream of coconut
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
3/4 teaspoon coconut extract, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Malibu or other coconut-flavored rum if desired

Steps:

  • In a heavy saucepan whisk together the cream of coconut and the heavy cream, bring the mixture to a simmer, and whisk in the chocolates, whisking until they are melted and the sauce is smooth. Whisk in the coconut extract, the salt, and the Malibu and serve the sauce warm or at room temperature over ice cream.

Tips:

  • For a richer chocolate flavor, use dark chocolate or cocoa powder with a higher percentage of cocoa solids.
  • Don't overmix the batter, as this can result in a tough cake.
  • Make sure the cake is completely cool before frosting it, otherwise the frosting will melt.
  • To make the coconut sauce smoother, strain it through a fine-mesh sieve before serving.
  • If you don't have coconut milk on hand, you can substitute unsweetened almond milk or cow's milk.

Conclusion:

This chocolate cake with coconut sauce is a delicious and decadent dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The cake is moist and fluffy, with a rich chocolate flavor. The coconut sauce is creamy and flavorful, with a hint of sweetness. This cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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