Coconut-Pineapple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Coconut-Pineapple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
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Directions:

  1. Grease three 9 round cake pans, and line bottoms with parchment paper.
  2. Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
  3. Remove 1/4 cup of the juice for the Cream Cheese Frosting.
  4. Reserve the pineapple for the Pineapple Filling.
  5. Beat butter at medium speed with a mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
  6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
  7. Combine 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice and 7-Up.
  8. Add flour to butter mixture alternately with juice mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
  9. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.
  10. Stir in extracts.
  11. Pour 1/3 of batter into each of the prepared cake pans.
  12. Bake at 350 for 25- 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  13. Remove from pans immediately; cool on wire racks.
  14. Meanwhile make Pineapple Filling.
  15. Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
  16. Stir in pineapple and water.
  17. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until very thick.
  18. Cool.
  19. When cake is cool, make Cream Cheese Frosting.
  20. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
  21. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough pineapple juice to make frosting a good spreading consistency, mixing well.
  22. When cake has cooled, stack cake layers, spreading 3/4 cup Pineapple Filling between each layer, and spreading remaining filling on top of cake, spreading to within 1/2 of edges.
  23. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting on sides of cake, and pipe a border around the top 1/2 edge, or just spread some of the frosting around the edge.
  24. Sprinkle coconut on sides and border, coating the Cream Cheese Frosting.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1826.77 Kcal (7648 kJ)
Calories from fat 879.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 97.77g 150%
Cholesterol 314.68mg 105%
Sodium 609mg 25%
Potassium 1160.99mg 25%
Total Carbs 226.18g 75%
Sugars 145.26g 581%
Dietary Fiber 2.89g 12%
Protein 16.53g 33%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 25%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 387.65 Kcal (1623 kJ)
Calories from fat 186.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.75g 150%
Cholesterol 66.78mg 105%
Sodium 129.23mg 25%
Potassium 246.37mg 25%
Total Carbs 48g 75%
Sugars 30.82g 581%
Dietary Fiber 0.61g 12%
Protein 3.51g 33%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 25%
Iron 1.3mg 34%
Calcium 21.2mg 10%

* 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

  • 44.1
    Points
  • 51
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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