Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake
Again finding use for my coconut cream. Last time in my strawberries and cream oatmeal - which, honestly, if you missed it, it is my new favourite way to eat oatmeal hands down. But now I am adding an entire can of coconut cream in a cake!
This past week, I have had a slice of this Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake for breakfast more times than I would like to admit. I should really stop leaving cakes on my kitchen table. That is probably half of the problem.
Speaking of problems, I have an ant problem in my house! How did this happen?
I mean, maybe it is because I leave food lying around everywhere. But I don't think it was even that!
So here's the thing. I bought dates the other day. I have been eyeing some healthy looking no bake bars that I have been dying to make on the old interweb, and dates were one of the ingredients.
Then a couple of days ago, I wanted to make these said no bake bars, I go into the pantry for my dates and WHAT! Ants crawling all up inside with my dates! Turns out they are all over my pantry now.
There goes my weekend.
Does anyone have a no fail way to get rid of ants? Right now, we just have the vacuum cleaner out. Whenever we see some out, we take out the vacuum cleaner and suck them up. I'm not even sure if that kills them. I am in constant fear that the ants are going to crawl out of the vacuum and hide someplace else.
Better hide the cake. Or eat it quickly before the ants get to it.
I am seriously obsessed with this cake! You just dump all of the ingredients into a bowl, mix it until it's fully combined, dump it into a pan then bake for around 35 minutes. No need to dirty many bowls. Which is a huge plus for me. Gives me more time to deal with this gosh darn ants!
Another thing I love about this cake is the pieces of coconut you bite into with every forkful. And don't get me started on how deliciously moist this cake is.
As I am writing this, I am wishing we didn't eat this Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake so quickly! But at least this gives me an excuse to go out and but some more chocolate and coconut cream!
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 1 can (290 ml) sweetened coconut cream
- 4 large eggs
- 4 oz dark chocolate, melted
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8×8 baking dish. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until fully combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Notes
- Best served with ice cream on top.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Always love the combination of coconut and chocolate. This cake looks great.
Me too 🙂 Thanks Sophie
This looks amazing. Chocolate and coconut go together so well.
Don't they?? Thanks Erika!
I'm amazed how few ingredients this cake has but it still looks super delicious. It's hard to beat the chocolate coconut combination.
It's one of my favourite nut free combos 🙂
This chocolate coconut cream cake looks like a piece of heaven. Even better it has 5 ingredients and made in one bowl. I will be making this delicious cake this weekend.
Thanks Kelly!! Let me know if you give it a go!
I just love this cake recipe! You can't go wrong with chocolate and coconut, it's super simple to make and definitely a crowd pleaser. Thanks for sharing!
It's one of the best combos!!
Cathleen, this cake looks really good! Will have to try 🙂
Can you ship FedEx? 😉
That cake sounds rich and coconut filled! Love it! I have me house sprayed 2 times a year for ants and spiders. I've never had a prob since
Using coconut cream in this cake is a phenomenal idea! It looks so creamy and moist and I would love a slice!
The cake along with the dollop of ice cream look amazing! I would love a piece right now!
My husband grabbed an ant kit from the grocery store a few years when we had an ant problem and it didn't work. So honestly I have no idea. I just went crazy with the lysol spray and I think that was better. Anyway...this cake!!! Love the use of coconut cream here.
Cathleen, this cake looks really good! I cover and contain everything completely, wipe up every drop and crumb immediately and still, at least once a year, find tiny ants on my counter! I might try Karen's trick!
That is an amazing cake to make! Love anything to do with coconut and chocolate! Will try... I hope you get rid of ants, in this country, it is more of cockroaches so it is so imperative that we clean the kitchen at least a couple of times daily so that they don't come anywhere close... :/
Your cake sounds delicious. Sorry about the ants. If they are sugar ants (real tiny things) buy a little bottle of bait for sugar ants and put a drop where you see the ants. Hundreds will come (resist killing them then) and take the poison back to their nest. They will all die.
Look wonderful!!