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

Method

  • Combine cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in large mixer bowl.
  • Blend, then beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 4 minutes.
  • Stir in 1 1/3 cups coconut.
  • Pour into greased and floured pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan.
  • Do not underbake.
  • Cool in pan 15 minutes.
  • Remove pan and finish cooling on rack.
  • Cut in half to make two 6 x 8-inch layers.
  • Spread jam and 1/2 cup of the whipped topping between layers.
  • Frost with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle 2 cups of coconut on top.
  • Decorate with green or red bow.