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Coconut Cake

Source of Recipe

Alisa Hill


Recipe Introduction

Alisa said her mom used to make this cake for special occasions. It's especially yummy if you love coconut!

List of Ingredients

1 yellow cake mix
1 small box of jello vanilla pudding
1 1/3 C. water
4 eggs
1/3 C. oil
2 C. flaked coconut
1 C. chopped nuts - either walnuts or pecans

Frosting:
4 T. butter
2 C. coconut
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese
2 t. milk
3 1/2 C. xxx sugar
1/2 t. vanilla


Recipe

Blend cake, pudding, water, eggs and oil in large bowl. Beat with mixer 4 minutes. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Cool 15 minutes then turn onto rack. Fill and top with Frosting.

Frosting:
melt 2 T. butter in skillet. Add coconut and stir constantly over low heat until golden brown. Spread coconut on absorbant paper towels to cool. Cream 2 T. butter with cream cheese. Add milk; beat in sugar gradually. Blend in vanilla; stir in 1 3/4 C. of the coconut. Spread on tops of cakes. Stack and sprinkle with remaining coconut.