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Monita is a recipe tester for Food52.
added 2 months agoLarge coconut flakes that you are most likely to find where organic products are sold. Or you can try sliced almonds instead
Lindsay-Jean is a Contributing Editor of Food52.
added 2 months agoI like this tutorial for covering a cake with sprinkles: http://thecakeblog.com... Perhaps you could try the same thing with the coconut flakes.
When I make coconut layer cake, I fold coconut into the buttercream frosting and then stick shredded, unsweetened coconut to the outside of the cake (via the frosting. When I make coconut pound cake, all the coconut is inside the cake.