Tropical Delight Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (13 1/4 ounce) can crushed pineapple, heavy syrup
• 1 package orange cake mix or 1 package cake mix or 1 package lemon cake mix or 1 package banana cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 generously grease 12-cup bundt cake pan.
• 3 mix coconut, nuts, and butter; sprinkle in pan.
• 4 drain pineapple thoroughly; reserve syrup.
• 5 add enough water to syrup to measure 1 1/4 cups.
• 6 blend cake mix (dry), eggs, pineapple liquid, and oil in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• 7 beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
• 8 do not overbeat!
• 9 pour batter into prepared pan, and then spoon pineapple evenly over the batter.
• 10 bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• 11 cool 10 minutes; invert on wire rack.
• 12 remove pan; cool completely.