Million Dollar Coconut Cake Recipes

MILLION DOLLAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix and bake cake mix as per package instruction for two 8 or 9 inch round layers. Let layers cool, and then split each layer in half so as to have 4 layers.
• In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until soft, and then gradually mix in confectioners' sugar. Stir in the pineapple with juice and the drained mandarin oranges, reserving about 5 mandarin orange slices to decorate the top of cake. Mix in the dry pudding mix. Fold in the whipped topping.
• Place one cake layer on a cake plate cut side up; spread with frosting. Place another layer cut side down on the first one, and top with more frosting. Repeat until all layers are used, spreading last bit of frosting on top and sides of cake. Decorate with reserved mandarin orange slices. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

MILLION DOLLAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix and bake cake mix as per package instruction for two 8 or 9 inch round layers.
• Let layers cool, and then split each layer in half so as to have 4 layers.
• In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until soft, and then gradually mix in confectioners' sugar.
• Stir in the pineapple with juice and the drained mandarin oranges, reserving about 5 mandarin orange slices to decorate the top of cake.
• Mix in the dry pudding mix.
• Fold in the whipped topping.
• Place one cake layer on a cake plate cut side up; spread with frosting.
• Place another layer cut side down on the first one, and top with more frosting.
• Repeat until all layers are used, spreading last bit of frosting on top and sides of cake.
• Decorate with reserved mandarin orange slices.
• Refrigerate overnight before serving.

MILLION DOLLAR COCONUT CAKE.

Steps:

• Mix cake mix as directed on package grease and flour 2 8inch round cake pans bake as directed on package. Cool cakes completly.
• While cake is baking, mix the filling: sour cream,sugar,almond and coconut in small bowl.
• When cake has cooled completly, remove from pans and cut each layer in half sideways,(to make four layers)
• Starting with first layer of cake add about 1/8 cup of filling mix on top of first layer and spread carefully over cake. then place next cake layer on top, add another layer of filling and carefully spread over cake layer. place another layer of cake, then another layer of filling do this until all filling is gone. (MIGHT NEED TO USE MORE FILLING ON LAST LAYER IF MORE THEN AN 1/8 CUP OF FILLING IS LEFT OR JUST JUDGE EACH LAYER YUU ARE FILLING?
• When all layers are stacked frost with cool whip and sprinkle with flaked coconut.(CAN ALSO COLOR YOUR COCONUT FOR DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS WITH FOOD COLORING).