Coconut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. vanilla cake mix
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. sugar
2 c. coconut
1/2 c. chopped pecans (optional)
2 c. Cool Whip

Preparation

Prepare cake according to package directions in a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Cool 15 minutes.
While cake cools, bring to a boil in medium saucepan, the milk, sugar and 1/2 cup of the coconut.
Boil 5 minutes.
Punch holes in cake with fork and spoon hot coconut milk over cake.
Cool completely.