Coconut Pie Cake

  Coconut Pie Cake

  Step 1:
  1 cup flour
  1 stick butter-softened
  1/2 cup pecans or walnuts-chopped
  Combine above ingredients and mix well and spread in bottom
  of 9x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 min. Cool

  Step 2:
  1-8 oz. pkg. Cream Cheese
  1 cup powder sugar
  1 cup cool whip from a 12 oz. container
  Beat well and spread in pan as next layer.

  Step 3:
  1-6 oz. pkg. instant Coconut Cream Pudding and Pie Filling
  2.1/2 cups milk
  Beat until thick and spread as next layer.

  Step 4:
  Spread balance of 12 oz. cool whip as next layer.

  Step 5:
  Toast 1 cup coconut in separate pan at 350 degrees for about 5
   min. (watch carefully). Sprinkle on top and chill overnight.

  Variations:
  Sub chocolate pudding for coconut and grate 1/2 chocolate
  candy bar as topping. may also sub banana pudding for
  coconut pudding using coconut topping.