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Ever since boxed cake mix came along, it’s been used for all sorts of interesting things besides just plain cake.

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Today, we’re transforming plain yellow cake into Coconut Pudding Cake.

AuthorRetroRuth
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 1 package yellow cake mix2-layer size
 1 package Coconut Cream flavor instant pudding4-serving size
 4 eggs
 1 cup water
 ¼ cup oil
 1 ⅓ cups Coconut
 1 tbsp honey

1

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, and oil in large mixer bowl. Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Set aside ¼ cup coconut; stir the remaining coconut into the batter. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube or Bundt pan. Bake at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed.

2

Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on a rack. Brush top of the cake with honey; sprinkle with reserved coconut.

Ingredients

 1 package yellow cake mix2-layer size
 1 package Coconut Cream flavor instant pudding4-serving size
 4 eggs
 1 cup water
 ¼ cup oil
 1 ⅓ cups Coconut
 1 tbsp honey

Directions

1

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, and oil in large mixer bowl. Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Set aside ¼ cup coconut; stir the remaining coconut into the batter. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube or Bundt pan. Bake at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed.

2

Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on a rack. Brush top of the cake with honey; sprinkle with reserved coconut.

Coconut Pudding Cake

I was really looking forward to this. I like coconut a lot.

batter

Almond Joy and Mounds are my favorite candy bars, and one of the things I (ahem) “borrow” out of the kids’ bags when they return from trick-or-treating.

coconut

And mixing this up, it smelled delightfully of coconut.

pan

The bundt pan choice means this cake is really going to be focused on the moist cake, not on a sugary frosting.

tasting-bigbite

“I don’t think you have any pudding or coconut shirts, right?”

“How about that ‘It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere’ shirt? That’s tropical.”

“Go for it.”

tasting-satisfaction

“This is really good! Definitely moist.”

“How much does it taste like coconut? It smelled pretty strong.”

“Ehh… fairly mild, I guess. But it’s a nice cake.”

Verdict: Moist and tasty. Not much like coconut.

From tasting notes:

Not very much coconut flavor but it was definitely moist, moist enough that it didn’t need more than that sprinkle of coconut on top. Didn’t get any taste of honey.

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