Better Than Sex Cake 1
- Source
- Newspaper clipping
- Serves
- unspecified
- Prep
- unspecified
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Newspaper clipping presenting three reader-submitted versions of “Better Than Sex Cake”; this file covers Version 1.
Ingredients
- 1 package yellow cake mix (2-layer size, pudding-in-the-mix style)
- 20-ounce can crushed pineapple
- 1 cup sugar
- 6-ounce package vanilla pudding mix (regular or instant)
- 8-ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup flaked coconut, approximately
- 1 cup chopped pecans, approximately
- Optional: maraschino cherries
Steps
- Prepare cake according to package directions and bake in a 9x13-inch pan. Meanwhile combine crushed pineapple (undrained) with sugar and bring to boiling. Boil five minutes.
- Immediately after cake has been removed from oven, pour syrup over hot cake. Allow cake to cool completely.
- Prepare pudding mix according to package directions. (Some recipes suggest folding coconut into pudding.) Spread pudding over cooled cake.
- Top with whipped topping and sprinkle with coconut and pecans. If desired, garnish with maraschino cherries.
Notes
Variations: Slice three bananas and arrange slices over cake after adding syrup and cooling; continue as directed with pudding and whipped topping. The frozen whipped topping may be replaced with one cup whipping cream whipped until stiff with 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar and one teaspoon vanilla. If desired, toast the flaked coconut.
Contributors credited by the newspaper for this and related versions: Lois Drexel, Joan C. Rohm and Mary Rook (Omaha); Frankie Cotner (Plattsmouth, Neb.); Karen Johnston (Syracuse, Neb.); Beverly Chadwick (Anita, Iowa); Jo Kendall (Red Oak, Iowa); Zelda Johannsen (Walnut, Iowa).