Valentine's Day Raspberry Coconut Cake

In Honor of my Late Dad Carmen Colenzo, his favorite cake was always Coconut Jam Filled Scratch Cake, so this one's for you daddy! I use to make these all the time for him. My mom, my Margaret use to make the cake from scratch, fill this cake with whatever jam she had in the house, add the coconut on top and this became his all-time favorite, try it you'll soon see why!

Great Alternative!

Cupcakes are also a great alternative if you don't have a heart pan

Easy To Create

Slice off the tops with a sharp knife set aside and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Fill your top of the cake with red jam, replace the sugared top. Almost like a famous cookie knockoff for Valentines Day just using cake!

Powered Sugar On Top Of Heart Cake

Cookie Cutter Heart Shaped for the Centers

Heart Shaped Pan with Cookie Cutter Heart

Coconut and Raspberry Jam Filled Cake

My Dad and Me

Carmen Colenzo 1912-1995 RIP

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Valentine's Day Raspberry Coconut Cake

1 Heart Shaped Cake Pan greased, Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters or Use Cupcake Tins and see photos

White Cake Mix or Homemade Cake

1 jar Strawberry Preserves or seedless Red Raspberry Jam or Strawberry Preserves

1 cup of coconut put through the food processor till fine



Bake cake mix as directed or make from scratch. Cool completely.

Tips:

If you freeze the cake first it slices easier.


Split these cake with a sharp knife evenly.


Use a cookie cutter to cut the heart shape on only one cake for the jam to peek out.


Fill with your favorite seedless jam, then add the coconut, sprinkle tops with powdered sugar.


Only cut one heart in the middle with the cookie cutter heart shape for the top.



See above photos for cutting layers


Sprinkle cooled cake with powdered sugar.


Repeat for all cakes the same method.


Fill first cake layer with jam, sprinkle with coconut careful not to fill the middle hole with the coconut to cover the jam in the center. Replace the heart cut in the center on top of the filled cake then powder sugar on the top of the cake.


For Cupcakes: Bake in Pretty cupcake liners for whatever your holiday theme is. You can slice the top of the cupcake off when cooled then cut the heart shape in the top part of the slice, you could then spread the jam, add the coconut and replace the top. Or use the heart-shaped cookie cutter directly in the middle of your cupcake and pull it out. Fill with coconut, jam on top and powdered sugar. You can then add the middle back on top of the cupcake and sprinkle more powdered sugar on top.



Homemade Cake Recipe Click Here: Grandma's Scratch Cake

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