Coconut Pineapple Cake Recipe

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Coconut Pineapple Cake
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Directions:

  1. Make cakes: Preheat oven to 350°F and butter 2 (8-inch) square cake pans (2 inches deep).
  2. Sift flour with salt into a bowl.
  3. Heat eggs and sugar in large metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, gently whisking constantly, until lukewarm.
  4. Remove bowl from heat and add vanilla, then beat with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until thick and pale and tripled in volume (about 5 minutes with a standing mixer or 10 minutes with a hand held). Sift flour and salt over eggs in 2 batches, folding gently but thoroughly after each batch. Fold in melted butter until combined. Divide batter evenly between cake pans, smoothing tops.
  5. Bake cakes in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean and cakes are golden, about 15 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 5 minutes, then invert onto racks to cool completely.
  6. Make pineapple filling: Stir together filling ingredients in a heavy saucepan until cornstarch is dissolved. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then simmer, stirring, 3 minutes. Cool filling completely, stirring occasionally.
  7. Make rum syrup: Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Transfer to a small bowl and chill until ready to use.
  8. Assemble cake: Trim edges of cakes if necessary and cut each horizontally in half with a long serrated knife to form a total of 4 thin layers. Put 1 cake layer, cut side up, on a cake plate and brush top with some rum syrup, then spread half of pineapple filling over it. Top with another cake layer and brush with syrup, then spread with about 2/3 cup butter cream. Top with a third cake layer and brush with syrup, then spread remaining pineapple over it. Top with fourth layer, cut side down, and brush with remaining syrup. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining butter cream, then coat with coconut.
  9. Cooks' notes: ·Cake layers can be made 2 days ahead and left unsplit. Keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap, at room temperature. ·Pineapple filling can be prepared 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. ·Rum syrup can be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered. ·Cake can be assembled 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 716.61 Kcal (3000 kJ)
Calories from fat 296.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.98g 51%
Cholesterol 142.36mg 47%
Sodium 619.82mg 26%
Potassium 77.23mg 2%
Total Carbs 92.09g 31%
Sugars 55.96g 224%
Dietary Fiber 21.37g 85%
Protein 6.29g 13%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Calcium 26.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 225.21 Kcal (943 kJ)
Calories from fat 93.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.36g 51%
Cholesterol 44.74mg 47%
Sodium 194.79mg 26%
Potassium 24.27mg 2%
Total Carbs 28.94g 31%
Sugars 17.59g 224%
Dietary Fiber 6.72g 85%
Protein 1.98g 13%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Iron 0.6mg 11%
Calcium 8.4mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.3
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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