Minutes Prep time: 45
Minutes Total time: 105
Servings: 10
Difficulty: Intermediate
PAM® Baking Spray
1 pkg (18 oz each) Duncan Hines® Dolly Parton's Favorite Coconut Cake Mix
1-1/2 cups milk
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 eggs
1/2 cup candy melts (pink, blue, and/or white)
8 thin pretzel sticks
white nonpareils, sanding sugar
1 container (16 oz each) Duncan Hines® Dolly Parton's Creamy Buttercream Frosting
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
additional sanding sugar, white sugar crystal sprinkles
Nutrition information
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 114 mg | 11% |
| Carbohydrate | 86 g | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 109 mg | 36% |
| Total Fat | 34 g | 52% |
| Iron | 1 mg | 7% |
| Calories | 676 kcal | 34% |
| Sodium | 609 mg | 25% |
| Protein | 6 g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g | 110% |
| Sugars | 64 g | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0 |
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 8-inch round pans with baking spray.
Whisk cake mix, milk, melted butter and eggs together in a large bowl until well blended, about a minute.
Pour batter into pans and bake 30 to 32 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
Melt candy melts according to package directions. Pour melted candy into piping bag or freezer bag. Cut off a very small corner of the bag. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and place pretzels on paper. Drizzle melted candy on pretzels starting 1-inch from the bottom to make tree shapes. Get creative and fun, these should look unique, not perfect! Add some nonpareils or sanding sugar if you like. Refrigerate 10 minutes, until candy is hardened.
Place one cooled cake layer on serving plate. Spread about 1/2-cup frosting on first layer. Top with second cake layer. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Press coconut around top and sides of cake.
Decorate the top of the cake with nonpareils, sanding sugar and sugar crystals to look like snow. Just before serving, poke the trees into the top of the winter wonderland coconut cake.
Winter Wonderland Coconut Cake
