The Gift Cake

Name: The Gift Cake
Ingredients: 1 pkg. white or yellow cake mix; 1 pkg. Jell-O vanilla instant pudding and pie filling; 1 1/3 c. water; 4 eggs; 1/4 c. oil; 1 1/3 c. Baker's Angel Flake coconut; 1 c. strawberry jam; Cool Whip topping; 2 c. coconut

9 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 pkg. white or yellow cake mix
1 pkg. Jell-O vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
1 1/3 c. water
4 eggs
1/4 c. oil
1 1/3 c. Baker's Angel Flake coconut
1 c. strawberry jam
Cool Whip topping
2 c. coconut

Directions

1

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in large mixer bowl.
2

Blend, then beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 4 minutes.
3

Stir in 1 1/3 cups coconut.
4

Pour into greased and floured pan.
5

Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan.
6

Do not underbake.
7

Cool in pan 15 minutes.
8

Remove pan and finish cooling on rack.
9

Cut in half to make two 6 x 8-inch layers.
10

Spread jam and 1/2 cup of the whipped topping between layers.
11

Frost with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle 2 cups of coconut on top.
12

Decorate with green or red bow.