Best place in DC to get a delicious, moist coconut cake?

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[Post New]09/02/2022 16:56
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Anonymous
It looks like La Madeleine has closed its Bethesda, DC and Tysons locations Damn I was prepared to go try their coconut cake this weekend and it is not even my birthday.
[Post New]09/02/2022 17:00
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Anonymous
I hope that the Le Madeleine cake was delicious, OP!

I'll chime in for the benefit of others that yesterday I happened to see a coconut cake in the dessert case when I was at Mah-Ze-Dar Bakery at the Wharf in DC. It looked good and the cheesecake I ordered instead was delicious. It's another option for DCUMers in search of coconut cakes in the area!
[Post New]09/02/2022 17:00
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Anonymous wrote:Firehook is good.


They don’t list a coconut cake among the offerings on their website.
[Post New]09/02/2022 17:54
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Firehook is good.


They don’t list a coconut cake among the offerings on their website.


They must have stopped, sorry!
[Post New]09/02/2022 18:31
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Anonymous
Parkway Deli just over looking me in Silver Spring has a very nice coconut cake. You can buy it by the cake or the slice!
[Post New]09/02/2022 18:38
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La Madeleine actually has the best one I’ve ever had. It’s a joke in our family bc a family member plates it every Easter and pretends she made it bc it’s better than any recipe we’ve ever had
[Post New]09/02/2022 18:42
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Anonymous
Make a boxed white cake mix, get a can of cream of coconut, some cool whip or even better coco whip, sweetened condensed m milk, and diced or shredded coconut. Bake the cake, cool slightly, stab a bunch of holes in it with a chopstick or knife or whatever, stir together condensed milk and cream of coconut, pour over cake. Refrigerate overnight, cover with cool whip (or homemade whipped cream if you want it even better) and sprinkle with shredded coconut. Hands down best coconut cake around. You can add 1/2 tsp of coconut flavor to cake mix if you want but not really necessary.
[Post New]09/02/2022 19:15
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Alexandria Pastry Shop
[Post New]09/02/2022 21:32
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OP here. The coconut cake from Le Madeleine did not disappoint. It was perfect. It’s quite a dense cake and super moist, so small pieces do the trick. Four of us had a slice and I still have 3/4 of the cake. I’ll slice it, put the slices into individual baggies and freeze. We’ll have cake for the next 2-3 months! Thanks again everyone. I’ve pulled out all the recommendations in this thread and have entered them in the notes on my phone.
[Post New]09/02/2022 21:36
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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The coconut cake from Le Madeleine did not disappoint. It was perfect. It’s quite a dense cake and super moist, so small pieces do the trick. Four of us had a slice and I still have 3/4 of the cake. I’ll slice it, put the slices into individual baggies and freeze. We’ll have cake for the next 2-3 months! Thanks again everyone. I’ve pulled out all the recommendations in this thread and have entered them in the notes on my phone.


Came back for the post-eating update. Glad you guys liked it! Best birthday wishes to your DH!!
[Post New]09/02/2022 21:57
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Anonymous wrote:It looks like La Madeleine has closed its Bethesda, DC and Tysons locations Damn I was prepared to go try their coconut cake this weekend and it is not even my birthday.


Old Town, Alexandria is still open. I used to work in OT and we often bought cakes from La Madeleine for staff birthday celebrations.

Glad OP and her DH enjoyed the cake!
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