Polynesian Cake Food

POLYNESIAN WEDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, using a wooden spoon (do not use a mixer), combine oil and sugar until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition, and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring until well blended.
• Add shredded carrots, chopped nuts, pineapple and coconut and mix just until combined.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until top of cake springs back when lightly touched.
• After cake has cooled, top with cream cheese frosting or serve plain.
• Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• Cream together the cream cheese and butter.
• Add confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and most of the toasted coconut. Let cake cool completely and spread frosting on top. Decorate top with toasted coconut, if desired. Variation: Substituting 1 teaspoon of lemon zest for the vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice for the milk will produce a nice lemony frosting.

POLYNESIAN CAKE AND CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix with a spoon. Pour into a greased and floured 13X9 baking pan and bake at 350* for 50 minutes. Cool.
• Prepare frosting by whipping all ingredients together and cover cake. Garnish with coconut and refrigerate.

POLYNESIAN PARTY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking pan.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and sugar. Pour the following over the flour mixture: Pineapple with the juice, coconut, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 cup of nuts. Stir batter just until all the dry is incorporated.
• 3. Pour batter into baking pan. Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted tests dry. Cool completely in pan on a rack.
• 4. Make the frosting: In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat on medium speed with mixer until light and fluffy. Frost the cooled cake with the icing You may reserve some for decorating or make a double batch of this recipe. Place extra frosting in a piping bag and make some little swirls as shown. Place 1/4 cup of reserved macadamia nuts on top of cake.
• 5. Cut into squares and serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

POLYNESIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree.
• Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well by hand (do not use electric mixer).
• Pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• bake 40-50 minutes or until set.
• Serve with whipped cream.