Coconut Topped Pudding Cake

Here is another cake recipe for the week....

Coconut Topped Pudding Cake
Mrs. Jospeh Fabac

1 package yellow cake mix
1 package vanilla instant pudding
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup salad oil
3 eggs

Place cake mix, pudding and salt in large bowl and blend at low speed of mixer. add water, oil and eggs; beat at medium speed for 3 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Pour batter into greased and floured 9-inch square pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool 5 minutes then spread with coconut topping.

Coconut Topping

1 /2 cup butter or margarine, melted
 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk few grains of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

Blend all ingredients and spread over cake. Place under broiled and brown slowly and carefully, about 5 minutes. Serve right from pan.

Hello Dolly Squares

Well hello Dolly......
This is the last recipe of this category of the cakes, cookies and candy of 1968 Kansas City Kansan Silver Spoon Cookbook


Hello Dolly Squares
Mrs. H. L. Spencer

1 stick margarine
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
1/2 to 1 cup walnuts, chopped
 1 ( 6 oz) Package semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Melt margarine in 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over melted margarine. Sprinkle coconut and chocolate morsels over nutmeats. Pour condensed milk over all. Do not stir. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

Coconut Swirls

Coconut Swirls
Mrs. Robert Spalding

2 Tablespoon butter or margarine
3 Tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
1/2 cup instant milk, dry
3 cups coconut
1 ( 6 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Melt margarine or butter and add water and vanilla. Mix confectioners sugar and instant milk and add to butter mixture about 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in coconut. Drop by teaspoonful's onto waxed paper. Let stand until firm, about 10 minutes. Melt chocolate morsels over hot, not boiling water. Swirl about 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate on top of each coconut drop, then chill. makes 36.

Coconut Confetti

Here is another candy recipe for those upcoming candy making time.

Coconut confetti
Mrs. Marilyn Merrick

1 6-oz package semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2 Tablespoon white corn syrup
1 Tablespoon water
1 1/2 cupwater

In double boiler, over hot not boiling water, melt chocolate pieces with corn syrup and water. Then stir in coconut lightly. Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfulls onto waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until firm. Makes about 24.

Hello Dolly

This recipe is a repeat as it is in the convience food section of this cookbook put out by the Kansan, it is really good. Two different women submitted this recipe and it is about the same, so here it goes, oh yea it is from 1967.

Hello Dolly
Mrs. Marilyn Merrick

1/2 pound butter or margarine
1 cup graham crackers
1 cup coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Melt butter. Place all ingredients as listed in layers in 8-inch square pan. Spread evenly, but do not mix. Pour sweetened condensed milk over top. Bake at 350 degrees until milk turns golden brown.