INGREDIENTS
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The Cake:
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1/4 cup room temperature Butter
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1/4 cup Butter flavored shortening (or use butter)
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1 1/4 cups Sugar
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3 medium Eggs
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1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
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dash of Salt
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1 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour
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1/2 cup Buttermilk *
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(if you don’t have buttermilk on hand, take 1/2 cup whole milk and add 1
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teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice)
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3/4 cups Coconut shredded
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1/2 cup chopped Pecans
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1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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The Pudding:
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1 small box of French Vanilla Instant Pudding
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1 3/4 cups milk
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1 eight oz container of Mascarpone Cheese
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1 can sweetened condensed milk
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1 small container of Cool Whip or whipped topping.
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The Topping:
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1 sixteen ounce package of shredded coconut -toasted
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1 1/2 cups of chopped pecans -toasted.