Coconut Cloud Poke Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package Duncan Hines yellow cake mix

• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs

Topping

• 1 (14 ounce) package flaked coconut

• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup sugar

Icing

• 1 (9 ounce) container Cool Whip

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x13" baking pan.

2. 2

   Prepare cake mix by blending together mix, water, oil and eggs at low speed of mixer until moistened.

3. 3

   Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes; pour into prepared pan and bake for approximately 30 minutes or until tests done.

4. 4

   While cake is baking, bring milk, sugar and half of coconut to a boil, then immediately remove from heat.

5. 5

   Remove cake from oven and poke holes in cake with fork or skewer.

6. 6

   Pour cooked sugar coconut mixture evenly over cake, letting it saturate, spreading the coconut in the mixture evenly over cake.

7. 7

   Let cake cool completely at room temperature,, then spread with whipped topping and sprinkle with remaining coconut.

8. 8

   Refrigerate until serving time.

9. 9

   Note: You can also use another brand of cake mix; just follow directions and ingredients on the box and bake accordingly.