Name: Rave Reviews Coconut Cake
Ingredients: 1 yellow cake mix; 1 box Jell-O vanilla instant pudding and pie filling (4-serving size); 1 1/3 cups water; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup oil; 2 cups flake coconut; 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans; 4 tbsp butter or margarine; 2 cups flake coconut; 8 ounces cream cheese; 2 tsp milk; 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sifted); 1/2 tsp vanilla

Rave Reviews Coconut Cake

Georgia Anderson

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Servings

Calories 877 kcal

Ingredients

1 yellow cake mix
1 box Jell-O vanilla instant pudding and pie filling 4-serving size
1 ⅓ cups water
4 eggs
¼ cup oil
2 cups flake coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Coconut Cream Frosting

4 tbsp butter or margarine
2 cups flake coconut
8 ounces cream cheese
2 tsp milk
3 ½ cups powdered sugar sifted
½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer 4 minutes.
Stir in coconut and walnuts.
Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch layer pans.
Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Cool in pans 15 minutes; remove and cool on rack.
Fill and top with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting.

Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet. Add coconut; stir constantly over low heat until golden brown. Spread coconut on absorbent paper towels to cool.
Cream 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese. Add milk; beat in sugar gradually, then add vanilla.
Stir in 1 3/4 cups of the coconut. Spread on tops of cake layers. Stack and sprinkle with remaining coconut.

Nutrition

Calories: 877kcalCarbohydrates: 104gProtein: 8gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 29gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 591mgPotassium: 305mgFiber: 7gSugar: 74gVitamin A: 545IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 159mgIron: 2.9mg

Rave Reviews Coconut Cake