Hisgirl
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We had been talking about it..."when this mess you're going through is over, we need to order that super expensive white chocolate coconut cake and celebrate!"
But I was just joking around!
My birthday rolls around and there's a knock at my door. UPS hands me a white box from Doan's Bakery in California.
Inside is a cellaphane wrapped, in dry ice, ribboned gorgeous cake covered in coconut!
If you aren't familiar, apparently every year Tom Cruise sends this same cake to his friends. It's about $130 to send it through Goldbelly and people talk about it on tv. And here it was...in my kitchen!
It was still frozen but I cut a slice. It was a traditional looking bundt pound cake with this layer of chewy toasted coconut on the top, then covered in cream cheese icing and covered in coconut.
After it thawed, wow-wee....that's when the good flavors kicked in. Honestly, I didn't see or taste any white chocolate, and there's suppose to be bits in the batter, but I haven't seen any. The cake is a good sour cream pound cake but what makes it amazing is this chewy layer of browned toasted coconut on the very top of the cake. The icing is thick, sweet and cream cheese and tons of sweet coconut on top.
Did I eat too many slices before putting it tightly wrapped into the freezer? Yes, yes, I did and you would have too. It was quite difficult to not eat a piece after every meal. They should call it crack cake.
I've seen several dupes but most all of them haven't tasted the actual cake and so they're leaving out that layer of chewy toasted coconut that almost has a caramel flavor. It's a super important element to the flavor and I suppose you could toast sweetened coconut then add a good layer when the cake comes out, then ice when cooled.
Is it worth $130? I would say no, since I'm a baker and could easier duplicate this cake. But...was it an amazing birthday gift? Oh YES indeed and I enjoyed every bite!!
But I was just joking around!
My birthday rolls around and there's a knock at my door. UPS hands me a white box from Doan's Bakery in California.
Inside is a cellaphane wrapped, in dry ice, ribboned gorgeous cake covered in coconut!
If you aren't familiar, apparently every year Tom Cruise sends this same cake to his friends. It's about $130 to send it through Goldbelly and people talk about it on tv. And here it was...in my kitchen!
It was still frozen but I cut a slice. It was a traditional looking bundt pound cake with this layer of chewy toasted coconut on the top, then covered in cream cheese icing and covered in coconut.
After it thawed, wow-wee....that's when the good flavors kicked in. Honestly, I didn't see or taste any white chocolate, and there's suppose to be bits in the batter, but I haven't seen any. The cake is a good sour cream pound cake but what makes it amazing is this chewy layer of browned toasted coconut on the very top of the cake. The icing is thick, sweet and cream cheese and tons of sweet coconut on top.
Did I eat too many slices before putting it tightly wrapped into the freezer? Yes, yes, I did and you would have too. It was quite difficult to not eat a piece after every meal. They should call it crack cake.
I've seen several dupes but most all of them haven't tasted the actual cake and so they're leaving out that layer of chewy toasted coconut that almost has a caramel flavor. It's a super important element to the flavor and I suppose you could toast sweetened coconut then add a good layer when the cake comes out, then ice when cooled.
Is it worth $130? I would say no, since I'm a baker and could easier duplicate this cake. But...was it an amazing birthday gift? Oh YES indeed and I enjoyed every bite!!
I remember not too long ago when those used to cost $12.99!
Looks delicious!
Happy Birthday!
Go for it. Friday arrival. He'll love it. 
