While you can keep it classic with a simple coconut-flavored frosting, lemon glaze, dusting of powdered sugar, or sprinkling of coconut shavings, there's more to your cake decor game.

Coconut cake, considered a dainty dessert, was in fashion in the 1920s for ladies' gatherings. Traditionally made with marshmallow frosting, the cake was famously served to President Truman during ...

1. Preheat the oven. Grease a 20cm cake tin and line the bottom with greased baking paper. 2. Cream the butter and castor sugar until light and creamy. Beat the eggs in one by one and beat thoroughly ...

This decadent, fudgy, and dense cake quickly became “the favorite” out of all my vegan baking recipes.

In a climate like the American South's, you'd think people would want light, refreshing desserts -- sorbets, maybe. Actually, Southerners are crazy for cake.Crazy-kooky-nutsy, with frosting on it.

Along with Amici Market, try such old-school places as Green’s Pharmacy Luncheonette, which debuted on the island in 1938. A big slice of coconut-layer cake there is $6.95.