Pineapple Coconut Cake

Pineapple Coconut Cake

Hey Guys:

I'm back with another cake recipe. My presentation is the best with this one but it's delicious.

I took a traditional coconut cake recipe and added pineapple into the mix. Very fun and tasty to make.

So here we go.

What You'll Need

CAKE:

 2 sticks butter, at room temperature

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 cups sifted self-rising flour

1 cup coconut milk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup of crushed pineapple
 

FILLING:

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup sour cream

4 tablespoons milk

1/2 cup flaked, sweetened coconut
1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
 

7-Minute Frosting:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup water

2 egg whites

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 to 3 cups coconut, flaked and sweetened

DIRECTIONS:

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans.

Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and coconut milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and pineapple. Continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among pans. Level batter in each pan. Do this several times to release air bubbles. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling racks.

Filling:

Stir together sugar, sour cream, milk, pineapple and coconut in a bowl until well blended. Add first cake layer onto pedestal. Using the wrong end of a wooden spoon, poke holes approximately 1-inch apart until entire cake has been poked. Spread a third of filling mixture on cake layer. Top with second layer, repeat process. Top with last layer and repeat process again.

Frosting:

Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the frosting. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with coconut.

If you have a great recipe for Pineapple Coconut Cake, i'd love to see it. I can always improve upon this recipe!

Thanks for visiting.

XOXO!

~April Antoinette