Pineapple Coconut Dessert Food

PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice; set aside., Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating on high speed until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in butter, extracts and 1/2 cup reserved juice. Add dry ingredients; beat until well blended., Beat egg whites with clean beaters on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter., Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 18-22 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add 1 cup confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, beat cream cheese, pineapple and remaining confectioners' sugar until blended; stir in 2 cups coconut. Fold in whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour., Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; drizzle with 2 tablespoons reserved juice. Spread with 2 cups mousse. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer and drizzle with remaining juice. Spread remaining mousse over top and sides of cake. Press remaining coconut onto top and sides. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the crust ingredients and press the mixture into the bottom of a well-greased or parchment lined 10" square pan. Doubling this recipe will fill a 9x13 pan.
• Bake for 12 minutes (or 15 minutes for a doubled recipe). Remove from the oven and let the crust cool for 10 minutes while preparing the filling.
• Place the pineapple and 1 cup of shredded coconut in a bowl. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar and salt. Stir to coat. Mix together the eggs, vanilla and lime and stir into the pineapple mixture.
• Pour the filling over the crust and top with the remaining coconut. Bake for 25-27 minutes, until the coconut turns golden brown. Let cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT FROZEN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease 13x9x2-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In medium bowl combine flour, 1/2 cup butter and powdered sugar. Firmly press mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.
• Meanwhile, for filling in large saucepan melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat. Stir in coconut and pecans.
• Cook and stir over low heat until coconut is golden. Remove from heat and cool.
• In large mixing bowl beat sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Fold in dessert topping.
• Spread one half of the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust.
• Sprinkle with one half of the coconut mixture.
• Spread pineapple over coconut layer.
• Repeat cream cheese and coconut layers.
• Cover and freeze for 8 to 24 hours or until firm.
• Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

EASY PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake the cake according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool on a wire rack. , In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Stir in pineapple. Spread over cake. Prepare whipped topping mix according to package directions; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in 1 cup whipped topping. Fold in remaining topping. Spread over pudding. Sprinkle with coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Pour pineapple into buttered 9-inch square cake pan; sprinkle with coconut.
• Spread dry cake mix evenly over coconut and pour butter over all.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve with whipped cream.