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French Buttercream Frosting
This silky-smooth frosting has a mellow sweetness and rich custard flavor that complements coconut cake as readily as it does chocolate.
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Pistachio Frosting
A sophisticated frosting for a sophisticated flavor.
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American Buttercream
This classic vanilla frosting is as easy as they come.
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Creamy Eggless Chocolate Frosting
At last, a thick and creamy chocolate frosting without eggs or powdered sugar!
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Strawberry Frosting (Swiss Buttercream)
This colorful frosting has a naturally intense flavor and color, thanks to the addition of freeze-dried strawberries.
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Creamy Banana Frosting (Italian Buttercream)
Whether sweetened with maple syrup or honey, freeze-dried bananas give this buttercream a bold and fruity flavor that pairs well with any sort of cake—especially chocolate!
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Maple Frosting (Italian Buttercream)
Sweetened with maple syrup alone, this buttercream frosting has a uniquely mild sweetness and earthy flavor.
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Old-Fashioned 7-Minute Frosting
Toasted sugar and salt tame the sweetness of this quick and easy frosting, keeping it flavorful and light.
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Flour Frosting (a.k.a. Ermine Frosting)
This beautiful vanilla frosting has a whipped cream–like flavor and texture that pairs just as well with devil's food as it does with strawberry cake.
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Honey Frosting (Italian Buttercream)
Sweetened with honey alone, this Italian buttercream frosting has an all-natural flavor that can't be beat.
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Based on a traditional Swiss buttercream, this silky frosting is flavored with virgin coconut oil rather than artificial coconut extract, so it tastes wonderfully authentic.
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Easy Coconut Cupcakes
These moist cupcakes get their coconut flavor from coconut milk and chopped coconut. Just spoon the easy coconut glaze over the top.
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Chocolate Coconut Muffins
When you're craving something a bit sweet, but don't want a heavy, traditional brunch, try these muffins.
Pina Colada Cupcakes
These fun, adult-only cupcakes have all the flavors of a pina colada: coconut, pineapple, and rum.
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Pineapple Coconut Muffins
Juicy pineapple and sweet coconut add tropical flair to these tender muffins.

Coconut Custard Pie
This Old-Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie with toasted coconut is one of my family's longtime favorites! Serve it with lightly-sweetened whipped cream and devour.
Mini Coconut Macaroons
It can't be helped. These teeny tiny macaroons are just adorable. Bonus: they're tasty and gluten-free.
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Coconut Mango Upside Down Cake
Bake the mangos under the coconut batter, then flip it out to reveal one beauty of a moist and juicy cake.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot Cake Cupcakes - everybody's favourite Carrot Cake, in cupcake form. Topped with fluffy cream cheese frosting!
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Coconut Cream Pie
Filled with a rich custard and topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream and toasted flaked coconut, this coconut cream pie is fragrant, nutty, and a delight to eat.
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Tres Leches de Coco (Coconut Tres Leches Cake)
Tres leches is typically topped with mounds of whipped cream, but this one gets a toasted marshmallow cap with bits of bronzed and toasted coconut.