Tropical Cake Food

TROPICAL SUMMER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large and tall saucepan, mix the milk, sugar and marshmallows. The marshmallows rise as they begin to melt so you will want to watch carefully that it not boil out.
• Cook over medium heat until marshmallows are melted.
• Remove from stove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Tear the angel food cake into 1" pieces and layer them in the bottom of a 9x13 dish.
• Pour the melted marshmallows over the top of the pieces of angel food cake. Using a spatula, pat the marshmallow coated angel food cake down to sort of form a crust.
• Layer the crushed pineapple over the top of the marshmallow coated angel food cake.
• Layer the nuts over the pineapple.
• Spread the whipped topping evenly across the top.
• Sprinkle the coconut over the top of the entire cake.
• Chill for at least 2 hours.

TROPICAL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the base and sides of a 20 x 30cm rectangular tin with baking parchment. Put the biscuits into a large food bag and bash with something heavy like a rolling pin, alternatively blitz in a food processor. Put the biscuit crumbs into a large bowl and pour over the melted butter, stir well to combine then tip into your prepared tin. Press the mixture down well with the back of a spoon to form a compressed layer. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 mins. Take it out of the oven to cool and turn the oven down to 120C/100C fan/gas ½.
• In another large bowl whisk together the remaining cheesecake ingredients until smooth, you can do this with electric beaters or with a balloon whisk. Pour onto the biscuit base then scatter over the mango pieces here and there, pushing some of them into the cheesecake and letting others sit proud on the surface. Bake for 1hr then prop the oven door open and leave to cool for a further 30 mins. Once cold, chill the whole cheesecake in the fridge overnight.
• When you're ready to serve, push the passion fruit flesh through a sieve to get rid of the seeds then mix the resulting pulp with the lemon curd. Drizzle the mixture over the cheesecake and decorate with fresh mango, pineapple and mint leaves.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil and buttermilk. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in vanilla, carrots, raisins, pineapple, walnuts and coconut; mix well. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. , For frosting, beat all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Frost cake.

TROPICAL ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the heavy cream and cream of coconut in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold in the lime zest.
• Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform cake pan with a single layer of cookies, breaking up some of them to fill in any gaps. Spread half of the coconut-lime cream on top of the cookies, then sprinkle with half of the coconut flakes and half the mango. Repeat this layer 1 more time with the remaining cookies, cream, coconut flakes and mango. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 12.
• Once completely chilled, remove the plastic wrap and run a thin paring knife along the edge of the cake. Remove the outer ring of the pan. Sprinkle the cake with the macadamia nuts.

TROPICAL PHILADELPHIA® CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix coconut, flour and margarine. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until very lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, soften gelatine in water in small saucepan; let stand 1 minute. Cook on low heat 5 minutes or until gelatine is completely dissolved, stirring occasionally. Set aside. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add dissolved gelatine, lime zest, juice and food coloring; mix well. Gently stir in whipped topping; pour over crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. When ready to serve, run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim of pan. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

TROPICAL ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Break angel food or pound cake into bite size pieces. Put into a 9x13 inch pan (preferably glass).
• Dissolve 1 package of flavored gelatin in 1 cup of water and pour over cake pieces, spreading to the edges of pan. Slice bananas on top of gelatin. Arrange strawberry slices on top of banana slices. Add drained crushed pineapple.
• Prepare instant pudding according to instructions on box and spread evenly over fruit.
• Spread whipped topping on top of the pudding. Try to keep the layers separate. Sprinkle coconut over the whipped topping
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

TROPICAL FRUIT CAKES

Steps:

• Grease and lightly flour eight 1-cup fluted tube pans or six 4-1/2x2-1/2x1-1/2-inch individual loaf pans and set pans aside.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds, add brown sugar; beat until combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium speed until combined (The batter may appear curdled).
• Combine 1/4 cup rum or pineapple juice, 1/4 cup pineapple juice, the corn syrup, ginger, and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture and rum mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
• Fold in fruit bits and nuts.
• Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes for fluted tube pans or 30 to 35 minutes for loaf pans or until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean.
• Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool at least 1 hour on racks.
• Poke holes in cakes using a wooden toothpick or bamboo skewer.
• Soak eight or six 8-inch-square pieces of double thickness 100-percent cotton cheesecloth with the 1/3 cup rum or pineapple juice and wrap each cake in rum- or juice-soaked cheesecloth.
• Wrap each cake tightly in foil or seal in a plastic bag.
• Chill in refrigerator for 24 hours.
• Remove foil or remove cakes from bags; drizzle with 1/4 cup rum or pineapple juice. Rewrap with foil or return to plastic bags and refrigerate at least 24 hours.
• Remove cheesecloth before serving.
• If desired, sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar. Makes 6 or 8 cakes (24 servings).
• Make-Ahead Tip: Prepare Tropical Fruit Cake as directed through until the 24 hr chill, except refrigerate up to 5 days. (Or prepare Tropical Fruit Cakes as directed through up to 24 hr chill, except do not sprinkle with powdered sugar. Place in self-sealing freezer bags. Seal, label, and freeze up to 3 months.)
• To serve, thaw frozen cakes in freezer bags in the refrigerator overnight. Serve as directed.

HAWAIIAN POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, prepared cake mix according to package directions, replacing the water with reserved pineapple juice, and adding enough water for total amount required. Pour into baking dish.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry. Let cool 10 minutes. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke large holes over entire cake.
• In a large bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk just until pudding begins to thicken but is still pourable. Add pineapple and mix well. Pour mixture over cake and into holes, using handle of spoon to help fill holes, if necessary. Evenly spread whipping topping over pudding. Sprinkle evenly with coconut and nuts.
• Cover and refrigerate 4 hours, or until ready to serve.

TROPICAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, soda, eggs, and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack. , In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, eggs, butter and pineapple. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and a thermometer reads 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat; stir in coconut. Spread over warm cake. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate.

TROPICAL CAKE

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients, using only the juice from the oranges, reserving oranges to add later.
• After mixed well, gently fold in oranges.
• Bake in a 9x13 pan at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until done.
• Cool completely!
• Mix remaining four ingredients and spread over cake.
• Refrigerate for one hour and serve cold.

TROPICAL FRUIT DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread pineapple with its liquid, mango with its liquid, and cherries in baking dish. Evenly sprinkle with cake mix. Top with single layer of butter slices, then sprinkle with brown sugar and coconut.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden on top and bubbly. Cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

TROPICAL BEACH BUM CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare both boxes of vanilla pudding according to the package directions, using an electric mixer. Blend the cream cheese into the pudding, mixing thoroughly to remove any lumps. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese-pudding mixture.
• Spread a third of the graham cracker crumbs into an even layer in a low-sided clear bowl. Pour half of the pudding over the crumbs and spread until it reaches the sides of the bowl using an offset spatula. Repeat this process once, setting the remaining third of the graham cracker crumbs aside. Cover with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface of the pudding and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Remove and discard the plastic wrap. Following the edge of the bowl, create a 1 1/2-inch border of blue sparkle gel around the edge of of the pudding. Use a small offset spatula to gently spread the blue sparkle gel, creating the look and texture of ocean waves. Cover the remaining exposed pudding by piling the reserved graham cracker crumbs on top, mounding in the center, to resemble an island in the ocean.
• Cut the sour candy belts into small rectangles to resemble beach towels and place them around the cake with the bear crackers on top of each one. Place a few bear crackers inside peach candy rings (to look like inner tubes) and place them in the blue sparkle gel so that they appear to be bobbing in the water.
• To make the palm trees: Insert a mint stem into each wafer cookie, pushing down until the leaves meet the top of the cookie. Gently press into the center of the graham cracker crumb island.
• To make the candy crab: Use scissors to snip a small triangle out of the rounded side of a cherry slice, positioning it close to the flat side, to look like a claw. Snip a small notch out of the opposite side along the curve, to fashion the arm that the claw is attached to. Repeat this process with a second cherry slice. Insert a toothpick lengthwise into each arm and set aside. Prepare the crab body by holding the rounded sides of 2 cherry slices together back to back. Secure together using 2 toothpicks, being sure to push the toothpicks deep enough so they are only exposed on top. To make the eyes, use a dab of blue sparkle gel to attach an eyeball to the bottom of each gumdrop. Secure the gumdrops on the toothpicks sticking out of the crab body. Push the claw toothpicks into the sides of the crab body. Bury the bottom half of the crab body in the graham cracker crumb sand.
• Sprinkle the island with sanding sugars where the ocean meets the graham cracker crumbs. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

TROPICAL BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the dry ingredients for the cake in a large bowl.
• Add the banana, buttermilk and shortening, mix on medium with an electric mixer.
• Add the eggs and vanilla, mix until well incorporated.
• Pour batter into 1 9x13" pan which has been greased and floured, or 2 8" pans that have been greased and floured.
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Remove cakes from oven and cool.
• For 8" layers, cool 10 minutes in the pans, turn out onto racks and cool completely.
• Frosting----------.
• Mix the brown sugar with the butter until combined.
• Add milk and mix until combine.
• Add pecans and coconut.
• For a 9x13 cake-------.
• Cover the cake with the frosting mixture and put under a broiler for 3-4 minutes.
• For the layer cake: Put the layers on a cookie sheet and spread each one with half of the frosting.
• Broil for 3-4 minutes.
• Let cool completely before assembling the cake.
• This makes a very good, rustic looking layer cake.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Cake-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 pan.
• In a food processor mix first 8 ingredients with metal blade.
• Through feed tube add oil, eggs and vanilla pulsing to mix together.
• Put rest of ingredients into the processor and pulse just to mix inches.
• Do not over mix.
• Pour into cake pan and bake for 45-60 minutes.
• Frosting: Beat ricotta well add sugar and vanilla.
• Gentle fold the chips then the whipped cream.
• Refrigerate for the time it takes to cook and cool the cake, then frost cooled cake.

TROPICAL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Spray a 10-cup tube pan with floured cooking spray and set aside (make sure the pan is coated well).
• Cream together the butter and cream cheese on low speed until mixed well. Slowly add the sugar. Beat until the mixture is light and fluffy at medium-high speed for 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed. (Mix from 15 to 30 seconds.) Slowly add flour. Once the flour is mixed in add the extracts. Beat the mixture on medium-low speed for about 30 seconds. Stop and scrape down the sides, beat another 30 seconds. TIP: do not overbeat, cake will be dry.
• Pour batter into the tube pan and distribute evenly. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes. Test for doneness. Remove from over and let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes turn the cake out on a serving dish. Put the dish on a wire rack to complete cooling. One cake is cool, frost.
• Icing: Take the strained crushed pineapple, put in a small bowl, and with the back of a large spoon, press out as much juice as possible. Set aside.
• Cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add the crushed pineapple and extracts. Beat about a minute. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until you reach the desired spreading consistency. You will most likely use the entire box. Beat until light and fluffy. Frost the pound cake on all sides, top and middle. Carefully press the coconut on the sides, and sprinkle on the top. Hint, put the cake dish on waxed paper so that the coconut that falls off can be easily collected.

TRIPLE LAYER TROPICAL ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour and powdered sugar and set aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tarter in a large mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed until foamy. Increase beating to high speed and add 2 Tablespoons at a time of the granulated sugar, beat until stiff and glossy (approx 8-10 minutes with KitchenAide). When adding the last of the sugar, also add the salt and vanilla. Do not underbeat. **Eggs - usually 8-12, varying on sizes - also place the whites into a bowl and set aside for approx 15-20 min so they warm up a bit Sprinkle in the flour-sugar mixture 1/4 cup at a time, over the meringue and folding in only until the flour-sugar mixture disappears. Place the batter gently into an ungreased tube pan. Gently cut through the batter with a butter knife to take out air holes. Place in oven and bake approx. 30-35 minutes until crack feels dry and top springs back when touched lightly. Invert pan upside down onto a glass bottle. Let hang until cake is cold. Make the filling while the cake is cooling (recipe is at the bottom of this page). Once the cake is cool, gently separate the cake from the pan using butter knife. Place the cake upside down on a serving plate. Using a serrated knife horizontally cut (just like sawing wood) across the cake to make 3 layers. You can use toothpicks as a guide around the cake to help you cut straight. Spoon one-third of the tropical filling and spread it evenly across the cake layer. Repeat for all 3 layers. Decorate the top layer with blueberries if desired. Using a serrated knife, slice and serve. Tropical Filling directions: Using a mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add pineapple juice and mix until combined. Slowly stir in the pineapple and coconut, then the cool-whip. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in fridge while you cut the cool cake. Options for the Cake: - Replace 1 t. of vanilla with pineapple juice - Omit coconut or reduce the amount used - Omit cutting of the cake, leave it whole and serve a scoop of the tropical filling with each slice - Omit food color or select a different color (I did pink for my daughter's first birthday) Options for Tropical Filling: - Add 1 c. fresh other berries, sliced thin if needed - Reduce coconut to 1/4 c. and toast the coconut before adding (toasting the coconut adds even more taste) - Use whipped cream in place of Cool-Whip - Try to add a small amount of finely chopped and toasted nuts, omit berries Healthy and yummy!

LUSCIOUS TROPICAL DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice. Prepare cake batter as directed on package, substituting reserved juice for 1 cup of the water. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 15 to 18 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in pineapple; spread over cake. Cover with COOL WHIP; top with coconut and nuts. Keep refrigerated.

TROPICAL COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Bake the cake as directed.
• Mix the cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk together.
• As soon as cake is done, punch a lot of holes in cake.
• Slowly pour the cream of coconut mixture into holes and all over cake.
• Pour pineapple, juice and all, over cake.
• Refrigerate until cold.
• Mix whipped topping and shredded coconut together and spread over the cake.
• Keep refrigerated.
• It must be cold to taste good.
• Make this the day before you want to eat it.

TROPICAL FRUIT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/320F/Gas 2.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and mix well.
• Add the sugar, walnuts, pineapple, sultanas, mashed banana, passion fruit pulp, grated carrot, oil and eggs and mix well to completely combine.
• Pour the cake mixture into a greased 22.5cm/9in cake tin and place into the oven to bake for 1-1¼ hours, or until cooked through. Test by pushing a skewer into the centre of the cake. If the skewer comes out clean the cake is ready. If the cake top is browning too much, cover with a circle of kitchen foil.
• Remove from the oven when ready and allow to cool on a wire rack.
• For the icing, beat the butter and cheese together in a clean bowl until light and fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla extract and mix well. Add the coconut and mix again.
• Once the cake is cool, remove from the cake tin and spread the icing all over the cake. Decorate the cake with a few crushed pecans and serve in generous slices.

COCONUT-RUM CAKE POPS

Steps:

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• Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a large bowl, mix frosting, coconut and extracts. Tear cake into pieces. In batches, pulse cake in a food processor until crumbs form. Stir crumbs into frosting mixture. Shape into 1-in. balls; place on baking sheets. Insert sticks. Freeze at least 2 hours or refrigerate at least 3 hours, until firm., Dip cake pops in melted candy coating, allowing excess to drip off. Roll in toasted coconut. Insert cake pops in a Styrofoam block; let stand until set.

TROPICAL NICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with a double layer of foil leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides.
• For the mango nice cream: Put the mango, bananas, honey and vanilla in a food processor and process. Hang on, your food processor may jolt in the very beginning! The bananas will look crumbly at first, then gooey and eventually light and creamy, just like ice cream. Stop the food processor frequently to scrape down the sides of the bowl and break up any clumps. Transfer to the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly with an offset spatula and freeze. Rinse and dry the food processor bowl and blade.
• For the strawberry nice cream: Put the strawberries, bananas, honey and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth and creamy just like the mango nice cream. Spread evenly on top of the mango nice cream with an offset spatula and freeze. Rinse and dry the food processor bowl and blade.
• For the pineapple nice cream: Put the pineapple, bananas, honey and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth and creamy just like the other two nice cream flavors. Spread evenly with an offset spatula on top of the strawberry nice cream and freeze until completely solid, 8 hours and up to overnight.
• To serve: Let the nice cream cake sit at room temperature for 5 minutes to thaw slightly. Use the foil overhang to lift and remove the cake from the pan. Place upside down on a serving platter so the mango layer is on top.
• Combine the chocolate and coconut oil in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted, about 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Pour over the top of the nice cream cake, spreading and smoothing with an offset spatula to cover the top and so that some of the chocolate drips down the sides. Freeze until the chocolate is hard and set, about 10 minutes. Cut into 1-inch-thick slices.

TROPICAL SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use some of the butter to lightly coat a 9inch round cake pan. Place remaining butter in a mixing bowl and add the sugar. Beat well with a whisk until light and fluffy. Add the molasses and whisk well to combine. Slowly add the half and half, then the egg, whisking constantly to incorporate thoroughly. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and spices and add to batter. Whisk until just combined; do not overwork. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and run a knife around the inside of the pan. Let cake cool in pan ten minutes then invert to remove from pan. Let cool completely and sift powdered sugar over the top to decorate.

TROPICAL ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the sugar and freeze-dried fruit (see note) until thoroughly combined.
• Sift flour and 1/2 cup fruit/sugar mixture into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Combine egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in a mixer bowl. Using the whisk attachment, beat mixture on medium-high until firm peaks form.
• Reduce mixer to medium and gradually add remaining fruit/sugar mixture. Beat on high speed until thick and shiny.
• Add coconut extract. Beat on high speed one more minute.
• Sift 1/4 of flour mixture into mixer bowl and carefully fold in, being cautious not to deflate the egg white mixture. Once fully combined, repeat with the remaining flour mixture in three more additions. Ensure that the mixture is completely combined, with no unmixed dry ingredients.
• Pour batter into an *ungreased* 10-inch tube pan, preferably an angel food cake pan with small feet (see notes). Smooth top of the batter.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until top of cake springs back when touched. Invert pan on counter or cooling rack (see note), and allow to cool completely. Run a thin knife around the cake to remove it from the pan.
• Warm the heavy cream in a medium saucepan. When bubbles have appeared around the edge of the pan (just before boiling), turn off the heat and add toasted, unsweetened coconut (see note). Allow coconut to steep in the warm cream, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Strain the coconut out of the cream, and place the cream in the refrigerator until chilled through. (You can steep/chill the cream the day before and store in the refrigerator until needed.)
• Once chilled through, pour cold heavy cream, powdered sugar, and coconut extract (see note) in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Start the mixer on low speed, and gradually increase the speed to high. Whip until the cream thickens and forms peaks.
• You can either spread all of the coconut whipped cream on top of the cake like I did, or if you're not planning to serve it all at once, I would suggest serving the whipped cream alongside slices so you don't make the cake soggy. Top with toasted coconut flakes (see note) and pineapple flowers (see note), if desired.Enjoy!