Description
Pink Coconut Snowball Cake Bars are a delightful dessert featuring a rich chocolate cake base topped with a creamy layer and a vibrant pink coconut topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup hot water
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened, optional for stability)
- 2 cups shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
- 2–3 drops pink food coloring
- 1 tbsp milk (to moisten coconut if needed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Grease and line a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
- Mix in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
- Stir in hot water last for a smooth batter.
- Pour into pan and bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese (if using) until smooth.
- Add heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla, and whip until fluffy and spreadable.
- Spread evenly over cooled cake base.
- Place shredded coconut in a bowl.
- Add a few drops of pink food coloring and mix until evenly tinted.
- Add a splash of milk if needed to help color distribute.
- Sprinkle pink coconut evenly over the frosted cake.
- Press lightly to stick.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before slicing into squares.
- Cut into neat bars and enjoy chilled.
Notes
- For a firmer topping, use cream cheese.
- Adjust the amount of pink food coloring to achieve desired shade.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg