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There are some days I wish I could be whisked away to a tropical island, with beautiful blue water, palm tree’s swaying in the gentle breeze. The day I made this cake, was one of those days. The days I wish I could crawl back in bed from the moment my foot touches the floor and that feeling just stays with you all day.

It wasn’t necessarily a bad day. It was just stressful and busy like most days. However, whenever I am feeling that way, I tend to head to the kitchen for a little stress relief. Baking makes me feel better and keeps me calm when things don’t feel that way. So bake I did and this was the result and it’s super easy. And all was right in the world, if only for a few hours.

This cake is loaded with delicious tropical flavor. Coconut, mango, pineapple and kiwi. The cake is long gone, even the crumbs, but the memories are not. It definitely made me feel better and it made me smile as everyone ate bite after bite, oohing and ahhing and one of my teenagers, unaware of our Sunday Supper theme, boasted she felt like she was on vacation somewhere warm and tropical. Guess I nailed it. It was delicious and if you want a cake that will take you away to another place, this ones it.

Be sure and check out the rest of the awesome Tropical inspired recipes.

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Wine Pairings

• The Best Wines to Pair with Tropical Food #SundaySupper by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog

Tropical Layered Poke Cake

Yield: 1 layer cake

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

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Ingredients

• 2 18 ounce boxes of coconut cake mix PLUS ingredients called for on box, eggs, oil, water in most cases - you can substitute white cake mix and add a few drops of coconut extract if you can't find coconut cake mix.
• 1 3.4 ounce box of pineapple jello
• 1 3.4 ounce box of mango jello, substitute another flavor if you can't find it
• 2 8 ounce containers whipped topping, thawed (or make your own homemade)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• Shredded Coconut, Kiwi, Maraschino cherries and pineapple rings, for garnish

Instructions

1. Bake cakes as directed on box. We made ours in round but you could do a square layer cake or whatever you'd like.
2. Allow cakes to cool for 15 minutes before poking holes at 1 inch intervals across the top with a straw.
3. Prepare the pineapple jello as directed on the box, immediately pouring it all over the top of one of the cakes.
4. Prepare the mango (or other flavor) jello as directed on box, immediately pouring it over the top of the other cake.
5. Allow both cakes to set in refrigerator for 3 hours.
6. When set and ready to decorate, remove from refrigerator and then remove each from pans.
7. In a small bowl, mix 1 cup of whipped topping with 1/2 cup shredded coconut.
8. Place one cake on a cake plate. Spread the whipped topping and coconut mixture across the top, and place the other cake on top.
9. Spread the rest of the whipped topping around the outside of the cake or you can use frosting if you'd like.
10. Slice and serve.
11. Refrigerate covered leftovers for up to a week.

Nicole Cook

Nicole Cook is the owner/editor of Daily Dish Recipes, a lifestyle blog with an emphasis on food/cooking/cocktails and much more.
She calls the Midwest home – Missouri to be exact. Coffee is her go-to drink, music is her vice and she is endlessly tethered with devices to her online world. She loves all things planner, lives for her great big family and loves her pets endlessly!
Her motto in life: Live Simply, Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots. Always, always laugh lots.

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