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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
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