I Need a Vacation!!!

 Seriously, I have just returned from vacation....BUT, just about every possible thing that could go wrong did. So I'm really feeling the need for another one (as in vacation) and very, very soon. I will go into ALL of the details about my vacation soon... but for now Coconut Cake is all I can think about, so let's have a piece.


Coconut Cake.......
... REALLY, go make it now..you will be so glad you did!

Ingredients:
1- Box white cake mix with pudding
2/3- cup whole buttermilk
1/3- cup vegetable oil
1/3- cup water
3- large eggs
1- teaspoon coconut extract
1- teaspoon vanilla extract
1- (15 ounce) can cream of coconut
1- can sweetened condensed milk
1- (8 ounce) container cool whip, thawed

2- cups sweetened coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9X13 inch baking pan.
*In a large bowl, combine cake mix, buttermilk, oil, water and eggs. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the extracts. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
*Using the end of a wooden spoon, make 1/2- inch -deep holes in top of cake at1- inch intervals.
*In a small bowl, whisk together cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Pour evenly over top of cake and in the holes: let cake cool completely.
*Spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle with the coconut. Store in the refrigerator.

Coconut Cake

Delicious!!!