Coconut Pineapple Cheese Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon pineapple flavoring (optional)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup coconut, toasted

Recipe

• 1 mix the dry cake mix (reserving 1/2 cup), 1/2 c butter and 1 egg.
• 2 grease and flour a 13x9" pan.
• 3 press the mixture into the bottom and bake at 350 degrees until light golden brown (about 15 min).
• 4 beat together all the filling ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• 5 combine the 1/2 c reserved cake mix with the sugar and cornstarch for the topping.
• 6 stir into that the crushed pineapple, flavoring and 1 egg.
• 7 toast the coconut on a cookie sheet for about 5 minutes in a 375 degree oven.
• 8 pour the filling over the partially baked crust.
• 9 spoon the pineapple topping over the filling.
• 10 sprinkle the toasted coconut over the pineapple filling.
• 11 bake for 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• 12 when done it should be a light golden brown and the filling should be set.
• 13 cool, then refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.