Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 18.25-ounce box chocolate cake mix
4 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 16-ounce tub dark chocolate frosting
3/4 cup vanilla frosting
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
Straw and paper umbrella for garnish
Instructions
1. ย Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one 6-inch cake pan and two 1-quart ovenproof bowls with cooking spray. Beat the cake mix, eggs, buttermilk and vegetable oil with a mixer.
2. ย Divide the batter evenly among the pan and bowls; bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 25 minutes for the pan and 35 minutes for the bowls. Cool; unmold.
3. ย Trim all 3 cakes to make them level. Hollow out the smaller end of one of the bowl cakes, carving about 1 inch deep leaving a thick rim around the edge.
4. ย Put the uncut bowl cake, wider side up, on a cake board, plate or pedestal. Spread with a layer of chocolate frosting, then position the round cake on top.
5. ย Spread the top of the round cake with chocolate frosting, then put the other bowl cake on top, carved out part up. Freeze the cake about 1 hour which will make it easier to frost.
6. ย Frost the outer rim and inside of the carved out area with vanilla frosting using an offset spatula. Put the remaining vanilla frosting in a resealable plastic bag.
7. ย Spread the remaining chocolate frosting over the outside of the cake. Press handfuls of toasted coconut into the frosting, covering the cake completely.
8. ย Microwave the bag of vanilla frosting for 5 seconds (the bag will not melt). Snip off a corner and squeeze the frosting into the top of the cake so it looks like liquid.
9. ย Insert a paper cocktail umbrella and a drinking straw into the carved out part of the cake.ย
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Sweets
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Tropical