I’ve always been curious about the famous white chocolate coconut bundt cake Tom Cruise sends to his celebrity friends every Christmas (from Doan’s Bakery in California), so when I found this copycat recipe and the excuse of being invited to a potluck holiday party with close friends, I finally decided to try it. Also I thought it would be a fun conversation starter cos how many cakes come with lore?
Sadly, the party got postponed because our hosts got sick but I’ll still be sending them some along with some get well wishes.
Also, I live in the Netherlands and every store near me was sold out of icing sugar. We suspect because of Sinterklaas and everyone eating oliebollen so I ended up taking a train just to find some. I also had to embark on a side quest for sweetened coconut shreds and coconut emulsion, which I didn’t even know existed until I decided to make this recipe.
The cake itself has white chocolate melted into the batter and coconut emulsion for extra flavour. The bottom is dusted with toasted coconut and caramel bits before baking, which creates a caramel-coconut crust. After baking it gets smothered in cream cheese frosting (with more coconut emulsion) and showered in sweetened coconut.
Review: OMG! Absolutely worth the effort and I would train hop for the ingredients again! 10/10 The highlight is the caramel coconut bottom. It was a bit brittle but just added all the crunch and flavour. The cake was incredibly moist with huge coconut flavour and the frosting was to die for! The only issue was that I had to bake mine about 20 minutes longer than the recipe suggested (and I even bought the exact Nordic Ware pan they recommend), but it still turned out amazing!
Recipe link if you’re curious: https://cakebycourtney.com/white-chocolate-coconut-bundt-cake/
by Typical_Use788
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Great job—thanks for sharing.
I was just thinking about this legendary cake and wondering if I would ever get to try it. Maybe I should make one, too!
That’s a beautiful Bundt! I’m gonna make it myself. Thank you. 🙏🏾
This looks incredible!!
That’s a gorgeous bundt and a bunch of work well done! I’m super curious to try this myself
Dat kijkt heel lekker!
(hope I said that correctly, im still very much a novice!)
The caramel coconut crust has me interested enough to give this a try. Looks really delicious!
It looks like the recipe calls for toffee bits , but you mention caramel bits. Did you use caramel bits instead of toffee bits? Thanks! (Edit because my phone autocorrect toffee to coffee, lol)
I’ve been debating on making this for a Christmas party so I’m taking this as a sign to make it. It looks amazing!!
This looks better than the real one- I’ve tasted it on several occasions and found it to be too sweet and dense.
I have never heard of this cake but I want to make it, it sounds really good!
oh my god i’ve always heard about this cake and have been so curious too! def have to give it a try my family loves coconut!
Looks so good!
Ill be right there.
Ooh my dad loves coconut, I will have to do this one for his birthday!
My sister made this for Thanksgiving this year and everyone went wild over it.
If you aren’t able to eat it all, cake freezes well. Like,, I wouldn’t take frozen and thawed cake to a party but I’d freeze individual slices and the them for me!
Oh, dear, I wish I had seen this sooner, and I would have helped you to EAT that cake! : -) I never heard of this famous cake! I’m off to investigate the recipe, thanks! : -) Now you have pro-experience to make the cake again when the real party rolls around, right? Enjoy the cake(s) and the party! : -)
Looks amazing! I would happily come over to your impromptu dessert party to help you celebrate your amazing cake!
What time should I come over? 😉
Looks absolutely delicious 😋
Wow that looks incredible though. I may have to try this.
More for you! 😩🫶🏻
~~The recipe says to add toffee, but I don’t see toffee on the ingredient list. Is it right there and I’m missing it?~~
Nvm found it! Gonna make tf outta this cake.
I am sure you can still bring half a cake to the new date.
I’d heard of him sending a cake to people before, but this is the first time I’ve seen the details and it looks amazing honestly! I feel like you’re the real winner here not having to share it!
My mum is a fiend for coconut, this looks like something I should make for her birthday! Thank you!
This sounds and looks soo delicious, OP. You combined all my fav flavours. Zou ik ooit misschien eentje kunnen bestellen bij je?
Fijne sinterklaas en feestdagen!
I absolutely love coconut so I will definitely try this recipe. Thanks for posting!
Is there another pan that this recipe can be made in? I don’t have a Bundt pan or even a tub pan. I could get one, but I guess I’m still curious is this would work in like a 9 x 13 pan
I never heard of this cake before but yours looks amazing and now I want to try it
Omg I’m so sorry you did all this amazing work and it got cancelled – I would cry 😭!! I think this looks soooo good.
Ziet er goed uit! Ik zou zo een stuk lusten 🤤🤤
Your cake looks really great! I had the cupcake version and it was meh. I’ll see if they sell it by the slice.
This looks like a delicious donut!
More cake for you!
Sorry about their illness but that cake—that cake is the party!!!
This sounds delish!
I’M HAVING A PARTY AT MY HOUSE!!!! 🤩
I PROMISE YOU I WON’T POSTPONE!!!
🤤😮💨🤤😂
WOW 😍😍😍
that’s sickening beautiful cake though
Looks very nice! What is mean with Coconut Emulsion?
For future reference you can just blend up normal cane sugar to make powdered sugar. Cake looks amazing!
I so wish I liked coconut!! The cake looks amazing and sounds like it would taste amazing to the right people. I’m so intrigued by the toffee bits before baking – I’ve never done that on a cake, and I imagine the coconut adds some structure to that, so I wonder if I could substitute something to try the application in another flavor.