The recipes that I used were from the following websites, with a few changes to make them my own.
Coconut cake: I changed recipes several times and went with Ina Garten's recipe. I did try out the Instant Clearjel in this recipe and it came out and stayed very moist. I also toasted some of the coconut to give the cream cheese frosting more color and flavor. I garnished it with dried pineapple flowers. My main taster was my DH who thought that it was too heavy and way too sweet and I agreed. However, the judges seemed to like it.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/...recipe-1947027