Redneck Strawberry Cake

I snagged this off of Facebook. I looked but didn't see this already in the recipes so I am adding it. I made it over the weekend for company and it was a huge hit! It was moist and very flavorful. I didn't have red food coloring so the icing is white. I baked the cake on Friday night and iced it on Sat morning. Turned out perfect.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 3 cake

Ingredients

• For cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box  white cake mix (no pudding)
• 3 1⁄2 ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 4  teaspoons sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 4  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup  finely diced strawberry

• For icing

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1  cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 lbs powdered sugar
• 12  ounces Cool Whip
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 0.5 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups coconut
•  sliced strawberry

Directions

1. For cake:
2. Combine cake mix, Jell-O, flour, sugar in a bowl and mix with wire whisk.
3. Add softened butter and mix well.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
5. Add the water & strawberries & mix well.
6. Divide the batter (will be thick) into 3 cake pans (greased & floured, not sprayed, mine stuck).
7. Bake at 350 for 25-35 min or till toothpick is clean & cake is pulling away from edges of pan.
8. Cool on wire racks in pans for 10 min then remove from pans and cool on racks completely.
9. For icing:
10. Combine the softened cream cheese & butter & beat till soft & pliable and no lumps.
11. Add 1 box of powdered sugar, salt & vanilla, 1/2 can milk & beat till mixed well.
12. Add 1/2 box powdered sugar.
13. Add cool whip & a few drops of red food coloring to make pink color & mix well.
14. Add 1 cup coconut.
15. Ice all three layers and top of cake.
16. Sprinkle coconut on top.
17. Place slices of strawberries on top of coconut.