Ah, a Mounds Cake—basically a decadent chocolate cake layered with coconut and chocolate, inspired by the famous Mounds candy bar. It’s rich, fudgy, and coconutty—perfect for chocolate lovers!
🍫 Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (or homemade chocolate cake)
- Ingredients called for on the box (usually eggs, oil, water)
For the coconut filling:
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the chocolate ganache:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
👩🍳 Instructions
- Bake the chocolate cake
- Prepare cake batter according to package instructions (or homemade recipe).
- Pour into greased 9×13-inch pan and bake as directed.
- Let cake cool completely.
- Make the coconut filling
- Mix sweetened condensed milk, shredded coconut, and vanilla until combined.
- Spread evenly over the cooled cake.
- Prepare chocolate ganache
- Heat heavy cream until just simmering.
- Pour over chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
- Pour ganache over the coconut layer and spread evenly.
- Chill and serve
- Refrigerate for 1–2 hours to set.
- Slice and enjoy the fudgy, coconutty goodness!
✨ Tips for the Perfect Mounds Cake
- Use unsweetened shredded coconut for less sweetness if desired.
- For extra fudginess, drizzle a little extra chocolate ganache on top.
- Can be made as cupcakes for individual treats.
This cake is rich, chocolatey, and layered with coconut—basically a candy bar turned cake.
If you want, I can also give a from-scratch version without cake mix that tastes even closer to the candy bar.
