anyone that can help thanks

Highly rated coconut cake recipes.

Scratch recipes:

http://www.recipezaar.com/159040

http://www.joyofbaking.com/CoconutCake.html

Doctored cake mix recipes:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/COCONUT-SOUR-CREAM-CAKE-1694

WASC cake expanded flavors version:

http://tinyurl.com/2cu8s4
(Use coconut cake mix, & coconut flavoring.)

HTH

The Joy of Baking one is my favorite too! Thanks JanH!