Tom Cruise Coconut Cake Copycat Recipe

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Melt one stick of butter and let it cool while you prepare the other ingredients.

Step 3

Spray every inch of your bundt pan with non-stick spray.

Step 4

Measure out one cup of white chocolate chips and finely chop.

Step 5

You can also use a food processor to speed up the process. (I would add coconut at very last to be finer)

Step 6

Process until they are tiny crumbles.

Step 7

To a bowl on a stand mixer, with the whisk attachment add the box cake mix, salt and the box pudding mix. Whisk until combined.

Step 8

To another bowl add buttermilk, canned coconut milk, four eggs, coconut flavor, vanilla, and your cooled melted butter.

Step 9

Whisk with the mixer on low.

Step 10

Add the wet ingredients into the dry.

Step 11

Slowly increase speed until you’re on high.

Step 12

Allow the batter to get beaten on high for 1 full minute.

Step 13

Scrape the bowl down and beat until everything is incorporated.

Step 14

Fold in the 1/2 cup of sweetened shredded coconut and white chocolate.

Step 15

Pour into your prepared Bundt pan and evenly spread out.

Step 16

Bake for 40-43 minutes.

Step 17

If your oven cooks faster or is small (double oven) check with a toothpick at 35 minutes.

Step 18

If it comes out without batter on it, it’s done.

Step 19

While the cake bakes, toast 1 cup of the shredded coconut over medium heat.

Step 20

Stirring almost constantly once it starts to get color. Remove once about half the coconut is a light golden brown.

Step 21

Remove any shreds that get fully brown.

Step 22

Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely in the Bundt pan to room temperature. This should take hours.

Step 23

While the cake cools, make the icing.

Step 24

In a bowl of stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment cream together your butter and cream cheese.

Step 25

Add the salt and powdered sugar one cup at a time.

Step 26

Once incorporated add the vanilla and coconut flavor along with the half & half.

Step 27

Beat on high until fully mixed.

Step 28

Ice the cake and top with the 1 cup of toasted coconut.

Step 29

Store in an airtight container.

Tips

No special items needed.

Tom Cruise Coconut Cake Copycat

Ingredients

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