Description
Ultra-moist chocolate cake topped with fluffy marshmallow buttercream and coated in vibrant pink coconut “snow”, the viral showstopper dessert that looks bakery-made but is easy to bake at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot coffee
- ½ cup whole milk (or 1 cup buttermilk)
- 1 jar (7 oz/198g) marshmallow fluff
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened (frosting)
- 2 cups (240g) powdered sugar
- 3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- Pink gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 13×9 pan or line with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar together for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients with hot coffee and milk, mixing until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 33–38 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Beat marshmallow fluff and butter for 3–4 minutes until fluffy, then add vanilla and powdered sugar gradually.
- Mix shredded coconut with pink gel food coloring until evenly coated.
- Spread frosting over cooled cake, then top generously with pink coconut snow.
Notes
Use hot coffee to enhance chocolate flavor. Do not overbake to keep the cake moist. Always cool cake completely before frosting. Use gel food coloring for vibrant pink coconut. Frosting should be made while cake is baking for best texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 38 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Au Four
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 287
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: snowball cake, chocolate cake, marshmallow frosting, pink coconut cake, viral dessert, TikTok cake