June 2025

 Coconut Poke Cake

 

From: Sue (Peach's mom) 

    In celebration of the birth of Peach Betty, her blog and video have been highjacked by "Flour Power" with Sue and Sullivan!  To honor her, we are making a retro coconut poke cake!  Back in the day, everyone used pudding mix to make their cakes more silky and moist.  My Mom made this cake and I have put my own spin on it.  I don't have a written recipe, but this is pretty much how it goes:

• 1 yellow box cake mix
• 1 small package of Jello coconut instant pudding mix
• 1 stick of melted butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup of water

1. mix these all together and divide into 2 buttered and floured 10 inch cake pans
2. bake at 350 for about 25 minutes
3. cool in the pans for 5 minutes and then flip out on cooling racks

while the cakes cool, 

bring 1 cup of milk to a boil 

add 3/4 cup of sweetened coconut

set this aside to cool

1. place one cake on the stand, top side down and poke holes all over it with a straw
2. spoon the milk and coconut mixture into the holes
3. top with Kool Whip
4. place the second cake on top, top side up, repeating the process
5. cover the entire cake with Kool Whip and sprinkle with  coconut, mashing it to the sides
6. keep refrigerated

  

Peach has always loved this cake and we thought it would be great to make one for her special day.  It is a cool and refreshing cake for a hot summer day!

You can create variations of this recipe with other flavors.   You can also make the pudding and spoon it into the holes!  Or, make Jello and pour it in!  The variety is only limited by your imagination!

We hope you enjoy!

Peace & Love

Sue and Sullivan

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