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Mounds Coconut Cake

A chocolate cake topped with a coconut and marshmallow filling and a chocolate frosting.

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Why it works: Milk and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,128 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

Mounds Coconut Cake

Ingredients

Directions

Make the cake

  1. Mix cake mix as directed.

  2. Bake in sheet pan.

Make the filling and frosting

  1. Boil milk and sugar 1 minute and add marshmallows and coconut.

  2. Spread filling on top of cake.

  3. For frosting, boil sugar, cocoa, butter and milk 2 minutes.

  4. Let cool and spread over filling.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories
9 gProtein
17 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cakenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Milk chocolate cake mix
Provides the chocolate cake base that the filling and frosting are layered over.
Marshmallows (in the method)
Melt into the coconut filling, giving it a soft, sticky, chewy texture.
Coconut (in the method)
Adds chewy texture and sweetness to the filling layer.
Butter (in the method)
Adds fat and richness to the frosting, helping it set smooth.

The step that matters

Let the frosting cool before spreading. Spreading the frosting while it is still hot can cause it to slide off or soak into the filling. Letting it cool lets it thicken and set into a smooth, stable layer.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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