UGLY DUCKLING PUDDING CAKE

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
• 1 pkg. lemon instant pudding (sm. size)
• 1 (16 oz.) can fruit cocktail, including syrup
• 1 c. angel flake coconut
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 c. oil
• 1/2 c. chopped nuts
• 1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed

Instructions:

Blend all ingredients except brown sugar and nuts. Beat 4 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix brown sugar and nuts and sprinkle over cake. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until tests done. (Do not underbake.) Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon on hot butter glaze. Serve warm or
cold with whipped topping, if desired.

--BUTTER GLAZE:--

• 1/2 c. margarine
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. evaporated milk

Instructions:

Boil 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/3 cups angel flake coconut.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

Ingredients:

• 1 stick oleo
• 1 c. flour
• 1 c. chopped nuts
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 1 c. or more Cool Whip from 9 oz. carton
• 1 sm. box chocolate instant pudding
• 1 sm. box vanilla instant pudding
• 2 c. milk

Instructions:

Combine oleo, flour and nuts. Press into 9 x 13 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool. Fill with the following blend - cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip. Top with the pudding mixture - both pudding packages mixed with 2 cups milk. Top with rest of Cool Whip.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING BANANA CAKE

Ingredients:

• 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix or any chocolate cake recipe
• 1/4 box of chocolate pudding
• 2 to 3 tsp. ripened bananas, smashed or crushed before adding to mixture

Instructions:

Empty box of chocolate cake into mixing bowl and follow directions on package for mixing. Add 1/4 package of pudding mix plus 3 small or 2 large crushed bananas to mixture. Beat according to directions, 2 to 3 minutes with electric beater or approximately 2 minutes - 300 strokes by hand. Can also be made with a scratch made chocolate cake, adding all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees about 30 to 35 minutes. Check when cooked with dry top. Frost if you want.