January 21, 2011

Coconut Cake and Icing

1 sm pkg vanilla instant pudding mix
1 pkg yellow cake mix
1 1/3 c water
2 c coconut
4 eggs
¼ c oil
1 c pecans

Blend cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil and water. Mix with mixer for 4 min. Stir in coconuts and pecans. Pour in 3 greased and floured pans. Bake at 350 till done. Cool 15 min and remove from pans.

Icing:
4 t butter
8 oz cream cheese
¼ t vanilla
2 c coconut
2 t milk
3 ½ c confectioners sugar

Melt 2 T butter in skillet and brown coconut. Cool. Cream 2 T butter with cream cheese, add milk and gradually add sugar and vanilla. Stir in 1 ¾ c of coconut. Top with remaining coconut. Frost only tops of cakes.

Vicki Lewis (Daughter’s Recipe, who’s from Virginia)

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