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Luxurious Angel Food Ambrosia Cake
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 16
A fantastic cake that does not weigh you down. The presentation is very impressive and the cake is simply luscious, fresh and very satisfying without being heavy.
Ingredients:
1 cup pineapple juice
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
16 ounces vanilla frosting
8 ounces cream cheese frosting
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest (half the orange)
1 angel food cake (pre-made storebought)
2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained and cut into quarters
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
Directions:
1. PINEAPPLE CURD: Bring juice from canned pineapple to boil. Whisk together eggs, yolk, and sugar in medium bowl. Add to pineapple juice, whisking continuously over medium heat until it becomes thick (3-4 minutes). Take off heat, stir in butter and salt. Pour in small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. CAKE: Slice cake horizontally into 3 even layers.
3. In a mixing bowl, add vanilla frosting, orange juice and orange zest; stir to combine. Place bottom layer of cake on platter, spread 1/2 of orange frosting on bottom layer, top with mandarin oranges.
4. Place another layer of cake on top, spread pineapple curd over this layer and top with 4 slices of pineapple rings cut in 1/2.
5. Add third layer of cake, frost all around the sides with rest of orange frosting. Frost top with cream cheese frosting.
6. Layer 4 pineapple rings on top, cut into 1/4 and second can of mandarin oranges.Press toasted coconut into sides and on top of cake.
By RecipeOfHealth.com