Refreshing Pina Colada Cake Food

PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the cake: Poke holes all over the tops of the 2 cake layers using a toothpick. Brush the cakes with the pineapple juice, letting it soak into the holes; set aside.
• Make the filling: Bring the dried pineapple, pineapple juice, cream of coconut and 1/2 cup water to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the dried pineapple is soft and the liquid is reduced to a thick syrup, about 20 minutes. Let cool, then mash with a potato masher to make a chunky jam.
• Make the frosting: Beat the butter and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add the cream of coconut, increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat until thick, 2 to 3 more minutes. Assemble the cake: Place 1 cake layer on a platter; spread the pineapple filling on top, stopping about 1/2 inch from the edge. Top with the second cake layer and press down gently. Cover the whole cake with the coconut frosting. Top with the toasted coconut and dried pineapple.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.)
• Mix 1/2 cup water with the cream in a liquid measuring cup or bowl. Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and the centers spring back when pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

BOOZY PIñA COLADA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Stir together the sugar and 1 cup of rum in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Put the pineapple slices in a medium bowl and pour the rum syrup over top. Let sit until the pineapple takes on the rum flavor, about 30 minutes.
• For the cake: Meanwhile, generously coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray. Whisk the cake mix with the oil, eggs, 1/2 cup water and remaining 1/2 cup rum until smooth. Remove the pineapples from the syrup, reserve the syrup.
• Line the bottom and center cone and sides of the Bundt pan with whole pineapple slices (about 13 slices). Cut the remaining 3 slices in half and place them around the empty space at the top so the entire Bundt is lined. Put a cherry in the center of each whole pineapple slice. Pour the batter on top of the pineapples. Bake until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake springs back when touched, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Immediately place a heat proof serving platter on top of the Bundt pan and flip the pan over (use oven mitts to help you). Remove the pan from the cake and let cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For the filling: Meanwhile, Prepare the pudding according to the package directions. Add the coconut extract. Spoon the pudding into a pastry bag fitted with a medium round tip. Press the tip into the side of the cake and squeeze in some pudding. Rotate and repeat around the cake. Then pipe any leftover pudding into the middle of the cake, going through the inside of the cake. Brush the entire cake with the reserved rum syrup.

PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., In a food processor, cover and pulse pineapple until almost smooth. Stir into batter. Transfer to 3 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes., Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough water to achieve a spreading consistency., To assemble, place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the preserves. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides. Garnish with pineapple slices and coconut if desired.

PINA COLADA

Steps:

• Put the ice, frozen pineapple, juice, coconut cream, and the white and dark rums into a blender. Blend until smooth and frosty. Pour the drink into 2 glasses and garnish the rim with pineapple slices.

REFRESHING PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Bake cake as suggested on box in a large sheet-cake pan.
• Cool.
• Combine puddings, milk, and cream cheese and beat with electric mixer.
• Refrigerate pudding mixture for an hour.
• Spread pudding mixture on cake then add a layer of drained pineapple.
• Top with a layer of Cool Whip.
• Store in fridge.
• Note: The nutritional info is flawed because I don't know how many servings it makes.

PINA COLADA CAKE AND FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• NOTE: For those of you who do not want to use the rum, especially in the frosting, please try using water with rum flavoring to your taste. Same for the cake.
• Grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch pan or two round 8-inch layer cake pans.
• CAKE.
• Mix cake mix, pudding, water, rum and oil.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in pineapple then fold in coconut.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool.
• FROSTING.
• Mix crushed pineapple, rum and vanilla instant pudding.
• Beat until it thickens.
• Fold in 1 container of Cool Whip.
• Frost cake.
• Sprinkle top with coconut or toasted coconut (optiional).
• *To toast coconut:.
• Spread coconut in shallow pan.
• Bake at 350° for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.

PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• Prepare cake as directed on package, but use 2 eggs instead of the number the recipe calls for.
• Bake as directed.
• While cake is baking, combine cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk.
• When the cake is done, remove from oven and, while it is still hot, punch holes in the top (the handle of a wooden spoon works well). Pour the cream of coconut/condensed milk mixture over top and into all the holes.
• Let cake cool thoroughly (can be refrigerated to cool). When ready to serve, cover cake with whipped topping and sprinkle coconut flakes on top.
• Serve thoroughly cooled.

EASY PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together cake mix and pineapple. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool completely on a rack.
• Spread whipped topping over cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare cake mix as directed on package with egg and 1/2 cup water. Pour batter into greased 8 inch pan. Bake 30 minutes.
• While cake is baking, bring coconut milk, sugar and coconut to a boil, then immediately remove from heat.
• Remove cake from oven and poke holes in cake with the handle end of wooden spoon.
• Pour cooked sugar coconut mixture evenly over cake, letting it saturate, spreading the coconut in the mixture evenly over cake.
• Let cake cool completely. Spread pineapple over cake first, then cool whip.
• Refrigerate until serving time.

PERFECT PINA COLADA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
• Blend all cake ingredients in large bowl.
• Beat 4 minutes at med.
• speed of electric mixer.
• Pour into two greased 9" layer pans.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove and cool.
• Frosting: Combine all ingredients except whipped topping and coconut in a bowl.
• Beat until well blended.
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Sprinkle coconut on cake after frosting.