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CHOCOLATE COCONU
CHOCOLATE COCONUT T
ICEBOX CAK
ICEBOX CAKE E
his coconut refrigerator cake box Cake. You can’t substitute the
is a mainstay down South, sweetened stuff from the baking
where we have easy access to aisle because the frosting contains
frozen unsweetened coconut, an all the sugar the cake needs.
ingredient I sometimes wish I had For those lucky enough to find
never mentioned in my first book! the right coconut, you’re in for a
Finding the fragrant and treat. For those who can’t, I
powerfully flavorful shred- say it’s worth petitioning
ded unsweetened your local market to
coconut in other areas of carry it.
the country is like searching Note that you need to
for a wool sweater in the tropics. let this cake rest for 3 days before
Some people have found it at health you serve it. It takes willpower, I
food stores, Asian markets, even know, not to slice into it ahead of
Wal-Mart. A couple of supermarket time, but it certainly builds charac-
chains in the Northeast carry it. ter.
And you do need it if you want to
make the Coconut Icebox Cake in
SERVES: 20
The Cake Mix Doctor or its chocolate PREPARATION TIME: 5 TO 7 MINUTES
cousin, this Chocolate Coconut Ice- BAKING TIME: 28 TO 32 MINUTES