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paradise cake

(1 rating)
mngunlogson avatar
Recipe by
Miranda Gunlogson
@mngunlogson
Montgomery, AL

This cake is perfect for the summer! I don't really like coconut and neither does my grandfather, but we both LOVE this cake!!

(1 rating)
yield 15 -20
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 6 Hr

Ingredients For paradise cake

  • 1
    box of yellow cake mix plus ingridients to make cake
  • 1 can
    12 oz. crushed pineapple
  • 1 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 1 box
    3.4 oz. french vanilla pudding plus ingridients to prepare
  • 1 c
    coconut, flaked
  • 1
    cool whip

How To Make paradise cake

  • 1
    Bake cake according to directions on box.
  • 2
    Meanwhile combine sugar and pineapple in a sauce pan and boil over medium heat stirring constantly, let cool.
  • 3
    Remove cake from oven and poke holes in the cake and pour Pineapple mixture over the top of the cake and set aside.
  • 4
    Make the pudding mix and spread it over he top of the cake, cool in the refrigerator until chilled.
  • 5
    Toast coconut in a dry frying pan until it is golden brown.
  • 6
    spread Cool whip over the top of the cake and then sprinkle with toasted coconut.
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