Rave Review Coconut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1/8 cup flour
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups coconut
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups coconut
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 blend cake mix, flour, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 beat at medium speed for four minutes.
• 3 stir in coconut and nuts.
• 4 pour into 3 greased and floured 9" layer pans.
• 5 bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
• 6 remove and cool.
• 7 frosting:.
• 8 melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet.
• 9 add coconut while stirring constantly over low heat until golden brown.
• 10 divide coconut into two parts - 1/4 cup and 1 3/4 cups.
• 11 spread coconut on paper towels to cool.
• 12 cream 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese.
• 13 add milk; beat in sugar gradually.
• 14 blend in vanilla.
• 15 stir in 1 3/4 cups coconut.
• 16 spread on top of cake layers.
• 17 stack layers and sprinkle with remaining (1/4 cup) coconut.