Rave Review Coconut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups angel flake coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups angel flake coconut, toasted, divided
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 1/2 powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 blend cake mix, pudding mix, water and eggs in a large bowl.
• 2 beat at medium speed for 4 minutes.
• 3 stir in coconut and nuts.
• 4 pour into three greased & floured 9 inch round pans.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 6 cool in pans for 15 minutes.
• 7 remove from pans and frost with the following:.
• 8 melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet.
• 9 add 2 cups angel flake coconut.
• 10 stir constantly over low heat until golden brown.
• 11 cream 2 tablespoons butter with 1 8 oz package softened cream cheese.
• 12 add 2 tablespoons milk.
• 13 add 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar gradually, beating well after each addition.
• 14 add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 15 stir in 1 1/2 cups browned coconut.
• 16 spread on tops and sides of cake layers.
• 17 sprinkle with remaining coconut.