Do you love the taste of coffee cake? Chocolate and almonds are two of my favorite flavors, so I combined them and created this Chocolate Coconut Almond Coffee Cake.
This chocolate coffee cake is a sweet, moist, light twist on classic coffee cake. The addition of chocolate makes this a decadent treat perfect for breakfast or dessert.
My Favorite Kitchen Tools To Make This Recipe
From trusty pots and pans to handy gadgets, I’ve curated a list of products I use and love.
If you want a simple coffee cake recipe with a twist, It’s easy to make and can be served with coffee or tea.
Recipe Inspiration
To our friends, I am known as the coffee cake lady; this stems from my recipe for the Best Ever Coffee Cake, “Shelia’s Coffee Cake,” because my mom’s dear friend Shelia made it for us all the time and gave us the recipe.
I have made several variations since making that “original” coffee cake, including this Almond Joy Coffee Cake.
Coffee Cake Variations
Now I have this light and fluffy coffee cake—it has everything a classic coffee cake has, like a soft texture and sweet, crunchy topping, but it is made easily with a chocolate cake mix.
The combination of chocolate, almonds, and coconut makes it taste like an Almond Joy candy bar. It’s a decadent breakfast treat with a mug of hot coffee.
Ingredients
- Devil’s Food Cake Mix – I like the Duncan Hines brand.
- Large eggs
- Coconut water
- Canola oil or vegetable oil
- JELL-O Almond Joy instant pudding mix
- Brown sugar
- Sweetened coconut flakes
- Ground cinnamon
- Sliced or slivered almonds
Sandra’s Tips
Make this fantastic chocolate coffee cake, and no one will forget it. It does remind me of an Almond Joy candy bar, but better because you can have it for breakfast.
Pair this With…
Pin To Your Favorite Pinterest Board!
Chocolate Coconut Almond Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 1 Devil’s Food Cake Mix I like Duncan Hines
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup coconut water
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 3.5 ounces JELL-O Almond Joy instant pudding
Swirl & Topping Ingredients
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sliced or slivered almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350; grease a 9×13 metal pan.
- Mix all the ingredients for the cake in a mixer for 7 minutes (this is key to make the pudding set). I love to use my Kitchen Aid mixer for this!
- Meanwhile, mix together brown sugar, coconut, almonds, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Once the cake is done mixing for 7 minutes, pour half of the batter in the greased 9×13 metal pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of the sugar mix over the cake in the pan.
- Pour the remaining batter on and sprinkle with remaining sugar, swirl in with a knife.
- Place in the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes or until the cake is set and is pulling away from the edges. Let it completely cool so it does not crumble when you cut and serve it.
Kids review: Chocolate coffee cake!? It was a winner from the moment they saw it.
I’m pretty sure that my husband would LOVE this recipe! Thanks for sharing on The Daily Blog Boost 🙂 Pinned!
Shauna @ The Best Blog Recipes
Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing :).
I’m sold!!!! Pinning right now. 🙂
– Brooke –
Thank you for your article. I like it very much. I love cocozia. Yumm! Here it is http://www.amazon.com/cocozia?channel=posts
You should try it! It is organic, non-gmo and very refreshing.
Almonds and coffee are a good flavor combination, the coffee cake would be tasty.
Is the Jello almond joy pudding in regional grocery stores only? Amazon is out of stock and doesn’t know if they will reorder. I’m in St. Louis and I’m having a difficult time finding it. Walmart and Target aren’t carrying it either.
This is by far my favorite combination of flavors. I cannot wait to make this cake!
This looks so good! I love coffee cake, and this one looks amazing. All you need for this is a glass of milk or a cup of coffee.
I love this recipe, and my book club adored it as well!
This recipe sounds wonderful but I am having an impossible time finding the Jello almond joy pudding. Amazon and Walmart are totally out. Do you still make this coffee cake and if so, where are you able to find the pudding mix? I would love to make this!
Yes, I do! I make it either instant coconut or instant chocolate. They are both great substitutions.
I love everything coconut! And this cake is so so inviting!
Looks totally irresistible! This has my name written all over this!
This is really good!! We all love this!
This cake really surprised me! Its so moist and flavorful, and the coconuts and almonds add a lovely touch! I can’t wait to make it again for my friends and family!
This is the perfect dessert! I love how easy it is to me, and everyone always raves about how great it taste!
Wow, the Chocolate Coconut Almond Coffee Cake was out of this world! The texture was perfect, and the flavors blended so beautifully. It’s the perfect companion to my morning coffee.
This turned out so darn tasty. I’m holding myself back from eating it all, haha!