Hawaiian cake from lois flack

15 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1packYellow cake mix
1cupCold milk
1packCool whip, 9 oz,thawed
½cupChopped nuts (optional)
½cupFlaked coconut
1packInstant vanilla pudding 5 oz
1packCream cheese, softened
1canCrushed pineapple (drained)
1canMaraschino cherries, chopped

Directions

Prepare cake mix according to the directions on the box. Pour batter into greased 15"x 10" pan. Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes. Let it get cold in pan. Blend pudding mix with milk. Beat cream cheese into pudding mix until smooth. Then stirring by hand, fold in thawed cool whip. Spread pudding on top of cake. Top with crushed pineapples (20 oz. can). Sprinkle with nuts, then cherries (small jar of cherries cut into small pieces), and last with coconut.