36 coconut milk cake recipes

Devil's food cake imbibed with cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk, it is reminiscent of a tres leches cake. Topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of toasted coconut, it's an easy to do treat.

I added some pureed strawberries and a couple of drops of red food coloring to make the cake pink.

Mounds candy bar cake with chocolate cake layers filled with gooey marshmallow-coconut filling and covered in chocolate frosting. A semi-homemade showstopper.

Banana cream cake with a three-layer sponge cake filled with vanilla pudding and sliced bananas, frosted with sweetened whipped cream, and topped with toasted coconut.

Two-layer diabetic-friendly brownies with an unsweetened coconut bottom and a chocolate top, made with sugar substitute. Low-fat, mailable, and perfectly portioned into 32 small bars from one 8-inch pan.

Light, fluffy coconut cupcakes made with coconut syrup, cake flour, and whipped egg whites folded into a scalded milk batter. Topped with guava frosting for a tropical Hawaiian-style treat.

No-bake icebox angel cake with crumbled angel food, melted marshmallow, crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, and coconut. A retro 1950s church-cookbook classic that needs zero oven time.

Mini coconut cupcakes baked in muffin tins, coated in tart jelly, and rolled in shredded coconut for a vintage bakery look. Fluffy, fruity, and coated in a snowball of coconut with every bite.

Florida Keys bread pudding made with homemade coconut milk, day-old sponge cake, crushed pineapple, and a silky dark rum sauce. Tropical Caribbean comfort dessert.

Tender white layer cake stuffed with citrusy orange-coconut filling and crowned with fluffy boiled frosting. A Southern classic that's pure sunshine on a plate.

Super moist, delicious, and packed with banana and coconut flavor. If you are a big fan of both, this banana bread will be heavenly tasty for you. Definitely should be on your to-bake list.

Studded with chunks of maraschino cherries, pecans, and shredded coconut, this cookie is a Christmas (or anytime) favorite. Freezes very well.

Almond and coconut add some delicious nutty and tangy flavor, made with oats, whole wheat flour and olive oil. Addictively delicious but good for you, and they are perfect for breakfast as well

Rich double-chocolate cake or brownies from one batter: melted unsweetened chocolate plus a fold of chocolate chips, baked thick for brownies or thin for cake. Topped with chocolate glaze.

Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with shredded coconut and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Brown sugar and shortening give these a soft center with lightly crispy edges.

Whole wheat flour, oats, most olive oil or grape-seed oil and small amount of butter make these cookies much healthier but still packed with deliciousness.