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cake recipe a tropical flair. Learn how to toast
coconut to use for this recipe and others, such as our
href="http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--3772/hawaiian-dessert.asp">Hawaiian Dessert recipe.
Directions
PINEAPPLE CURD:
Bring juice from canned pineapple to boil. Whisk together eggs and sugar in medium bowl. Add
to pineapple juice, whisking continuously over medium heat until it becomes thick (3-4
minutes).
Take off heat, stir in butter and salt. Pour in small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate for 1 hour.
CAKE:
Bake cake according to package directions. When cooled, slice horizontal into 3 even
layers.
Take vanilla frosting, orange juice and orange zest; stir to combine.
Place bottom layer of cake on platter, spread 1/2 of orange frosting on bottom layer, top with
mandarin oranges.
Place another layer of cake on top, spread pineapple curd over this layer and top with 4 slices
of pineapple rings cut into 1/2.
Add third layer of cake, frost all around the sides with rest of orange frosting. Frost top
with cream cheese frosting.
Cut 4 pineapple rings into quarters and layer on top of cream cheese frosting. Add the second
can of mandarin oranges on this layer with the pineapple.
Press toasted coconut into sides and on top of cake.
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