Ugly Cake Mix Cake

This Ugly Cake Mix Cake may not look especially pretty but it sure does taste good! If you're looking for yellow cake mix recipes that are irresistibly delicious, you have to try this dessert recipe. With coconut, pecans and cream cheese, it's hard to go wrong. If only all easy dessert recipes were this tasty!

Cooking Time1 hr

Cooking MethodOven

Ingredients

1/2 cup softened margarine
3 eggs
1 box yellow cake mix
1 can coconut
chopped pecans
6 Tbsp margarine
8 ounces cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Mix the first three ingredients and spread in a 9 X 13 inch pan.
Top with coconut and pecans.
Mix remaining ingredients and spread on top of first layer.
Bake for 1 hour.

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Gck24 7816915

Jun 01, 2017

This recipe looks really good and its great to have some recipes on hand to make a different and yummy dessert using a box of yellow cake mix as the base. Cream cheese frosting is always a hit and the coconut and pecans add a delicious flavour. This would be great to bring to a potluck or dinner party.

userfran7859 75042 41

Jun 02, 2016

it sound like a delicious recipe but i'm confused about the powdered sugar.do i put all the ingredients and then bake for 1 hour??

Gck24 7816915

Jun 01, 2017

I think the powdered sugar is meant to be mixed with the cream cheese for the frosting. An hour does seem long to bake though?

bsnoddy 9792670

Jun 24, 2013

This cake recipe sounds like a very simple version of an italian cream cake, except an italian cream cake contains both coconut and pecans in the cake batter, also. Sounds good and will try this recipe soon.

omanpopa 5000901

Jun 06, 2013

If I remember correctly a can of coconut was 3 1/2 ozs I have not seen coconut in a can for many years , but it would be 1/2 of a 7 oz bag or 1/4 of a 14 oz bag. I hope this was helpful

Mybobba1 6118392

Sep 28, 2012

Recipe sounds good, amounts are not very specific....coconut or nuts . It almost sounds like a gooey butter.

tlollini 3909613

Jan 03, 2013

This sounds like a southern "dump cake" recipe that my mother use to make...instead, it uses cherry pie filling and the top is just dotted with butter.

wakefield

Sep 04, 2012

Can this receipe be used with a gluten free cake mix as it is written?

jejohn3104 1184373

Jul 17, 2012

I too am wondering what a can of coconut amounts to when you buy it by the bag???? I do not think it is a can of coconut frosting though...

jeanpage45 1133854

Jul 18, 2012

A can of Baker's coconut is probably 1 1/2 to 2 cups.

beachsquirrel 8716 971