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Coconut Delight Cake
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 65 Minutes
Servings: 8
From the Houma, LA Courier Bayou Gourmet Cookbook Competition April 2006. Submitted by Leslie Blanchard in the Desserts category.
Ingredients:
1 (18 1/2 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
1 1/3 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
2 3/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut
4 tablespoons butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, water oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
3. Blend with electric mixer at medium speed for 4 minutes.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut and nuts.
5. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch pans.
6. Bake 35 minutes.
7. Frosting: Saute 2 3/4 cups coconut in 2 tablespoons butter until golden brown.
8. Remove from heat and spread onto paper towels to drain.
9. Cream 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese.
10. Add confectioner's sugar and milk in small amounts, beating well between each.
11. Blend in vanilla.
12. Stir in 2 cups sauteed coconut.
13. Frost between cake layers, top, and sides.
14. Garnish with remaining sauteed coconut.
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