Pig Pickin' Cake

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

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix (or your favorite recipe)
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained, liquid reserved
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box vanilla pudding mix (or your favorite pudding recipe)
• 2 cups milk
• 1 banana (optional)
• 12 ounces cool whip or 12 ounces fresh sweetened whipped cream
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut

Recipe

• 1 prepare the yellow cake mix as directed for a 9 x 13 pan.
• 2 (i sometimes use the liquid reserved from the crushed pineapple as part of the liquid in the cake).
• 3 allow the cake to cool completely in the pan.
• 4 spread the crushed pineapple evenly over the cake (use good judgement, you don’t want to oversoak the cake).
• 5 prepare the pudding mix as directed with the 2 cups of milk, or prepare your own recipe for vanilla pudding.
• 6 if using a cooked pudding, prepare it ahead and allow it to cool completely before adding to the cake.
• 7 spread the pudding evenly over the cake and pineapple.
• 8 if using, slice the banana and arrange slices evenly over the pudding.
• 9 spread the cool whip or whipped cream evenly over the top of the cake to frost.
• 10 sprinkle with toasted coconut to taste.
• 11 keep in the refrigerator.
• 12 the longer it sets, the better it tastes.