Better Than Anything You've Tasted Cake

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With a name like that, how can you resist? This cake recipe is full of shortcuts to make it quick and easy without sacrificing flavor.

Ingredients
1 yellow or white cake mix, prepared according to box directions
1 can (20-ounces) crushed pineapple
1 cup sugar
1 box (3-ounces) instant vanilla pudding, prepared according to box directions
1 cup coconut, divided
1 container (12-ounces) Cool Whip, thawed
1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions

Bake cake in a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Meanwhile, in a pan over medium heat, cook crushed pineapple with sugar until sugar has dissolved.

When cake is done, immediately remove from oven and poke holes in the top using a fork.

Pour pineapple mixture over top. Let cool on a rack.

Mix vanilla pudding with 1/2 cup of coconut and spread over pineapple.

Spread cake with Cool Whip. Sprinkle walnuts and remaining 1/2 cup coconut over the top and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.

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