Be proud to serve this moist and delicious citrus-spiked cake all dressed up in snowy white coconut.
Ambrosia Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cake and Frosting
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
- 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
Orange-Coconut Filling
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons flaked coconut
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans.
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Step2To make orange-coconut filling, in small microwavable bowl, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1/3 cup water. Stir in orange peel and orange juice. Microwave uncovered on High about 1 minute or until mixture thickens and boils; stir. Microwave 30 seconds longer, stirring every 15 seconds. Stir in 2 tablespoons coconut; cool.
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Step3Fill cake layers with orange-coconut filling. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut over top. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
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