At the grocery store on clearance was this box of key lime (one of my favorite flavors) coconut cake mix plus the branding was so pretty (because I'm a sucker for beautiful marketing), which I bought. Like a box of Lego blocks, which I once opened at Toys R'Us to show a nephew how packaging can mislead the consumer on its contents, there were 3 packets--glaze, cake mix, coconut. I find key lime pie to sometimes be too cloying, and so cake sounded like a lighter and more appealing alternative. You merely beat 2 eggs and a 1/2 cup of oil before adding to the dry cake mix. Curiously, the batter was green.
I also didn't know when I bought the cake mix that it was one of Chrissy Teigen's production line of baking mixes called Cravings. At the box's suggestions, I toasted the packet of coconut flakes before adding some of the toasted coconut to the batter. The batter tasted pretty good, promising a good cake.
And because I've had this bundt cake pan for years and don't use it nearly enough, instead of baking as cupcakes or a sheet cake, I went for a 1950s-60s style dessert. I made the glaze a bit too runny, and because I like pretty, I grated lime zest and added lime wheels for decoration.
And oh my gosh, I forgot about the reserved toasted coconut to further embellish the cake.
Kind of messy, but t'was delicious. I liked the green color too, and a slice was perfect with hot tea. However, I want to bake my next cake from scratch, and since I just bought a bag of lemons, I'm thinking the lemon cake from Preppy Kitchen and then frosting it with his recipe in the piping style of Nothing Bundt cakes.
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