HAWAIIAN WEDDING CAKE

By lkalemba

Ingredients

• HAWAIIAN WEDDING CAKE FROSTING:
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 (20 oz. or 540 ml) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cup powdered (icing) sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Additional Coconut and chopped nuts for garnish (to taste)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all ingredients and pour into greased 13 x 9” pan.
Bake at 350 F degrees for 40-45 minutes. Cool.

Blend well. Frost cooled cake. Garnish with chopped nuts, coconut or chopped fruit, if desired.

Note: the cake illustrated is a white cake. The wedding cake is deeper in color because of the caramelization of the pineapple.

Commentary suggestions:
1 tsp coconut extract in the cake
1/2 tsp coconut extract in the frosting.