About this time of year, when many of us are house bound and trapped indoors for long periods of time, we foodies turn to baking to fill the hours with enjoyable activity and great food.  I was treated to this very simple recipe at a gather of financial advisors.  They had a dessert bake-off and this thing won hands down.  When I asked for the recipe, I was shocked at how very simple this is. 

Coconut Lopez Cake

1 yellow cake mix

can of sweet condensed milk (14 oz)

can a coconut lopez

1 to 1 ½ containers of cool whip ( I use 1 ½)

coconut flakes

Directions:

Bake the yellow cake let it cool

After it cools take a wooden spoon and use the handle to make holes in the cake

Take the sweet milk and pour over the cake and into the holes

Repeat with the Coconut Lopez

Then top with the cool whip and coconut flakes 

Chill until you are ready to eat

And that's it!  Try this thing.  It will knock your socks off!  And thanks to Tiffanny at UBS West Houston for the great recipe.

Pura Vida!