Comments on: Meyer Lemon Coconut Cake

By: Zainab Mansaray

Zainab Mansaray — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:36:19 +0000

In reply to Marcia. Hi Marcia, yes you can use that. The coconut cream I used is the canned sweetened one. I will specify in the recipe above.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:37:57 +0000

Hello! This looks like a great recipe but my question is about coconut cream – can you use Coco Lopez, which is sweetened and usually used for Pina coladas? Thanks very much.

By: Zainab Mansaray

Zainab Mansaray — Tue, 05 May 2020 00:18:05 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth. I used Goya's cream of coconut which is sweetened too. Good call, I will clarify above.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 03 May 2020 19:19:00 +0000

Question on the coconut cream… I did not know that there was cream of coconut (sweetened) and coconut cream (unsweetened). Which do you use for this recipe? I ended up using Goya’s cream of coconut because I thought it was the same thing.

By: Zainab Mansaray

Zainab Mansaray — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:42:07 +0000

In reply to GT. Hello Gina, I am sorry to hear you didn't get a good rise with this recipe. Unfortunately, it is hard to pinpoint why as there are several leavening agents in this recipe. The most common issue for cakes not rising is using old baking soda or baking powder. Also having an oven that is hotter than the suggested heat in the recipe could make the cake not rise. I would check your ingredients and make sure the leaveners are good.

By: GT

GT — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:06:14 +0000

I made this recipe too and did NOT get a good rise… I followed the recipe to a T and twice…my layers were so scant that I made the recipe twice so that I can actually make it a 4 layer cake so that it will be the height of a normal two layer cake. The flavor is good though for the cake and the icing…yum