Tropical Trifle

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Tropical Trifle

1 pkg Butter Pecan Cake mix, plus ingredients to make it
1 pkg (3 oz) French vanilla or coconut cream pudding mix, plus ingredients to make it
1 cup chopped nuts, pecans, walnuts, or macadamia nuts
1 cup coconut, divided
1 large can crushed pineapple, well drained
1 (16 oz) container Cool Whip, thawed

Mix cake and bake according to package directions in any pan you choose.

Cool cake and break into bite sized pieces; set aside

Make pudding and chill to set.

Set aside 2 Tbsp or a good pinch of the nuts for garnish.

In a large bowl layer ingredients in the following order, using at least three layers of each:

cake pieces
coconut
pineapple
nuts
pudding
Cool Whip

For the final layer, top with the last of the Cool Whip and sprinkle with reserved nuts.

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This loosely reminds me of German Chocolate Cake, but only because of the nuts and coconut. It may be worth a try though. I’ve never been huge on pineapple by itself but it definitely works well in recipes. Thanks for the recipe Nebulized.

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you are very welcome