Hawaiian Cake With Rum Cream Cheese Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup mazola corn oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon spice islands 100% pure bourbon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon spice islands ground ginger
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (undrained)
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Rum Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon spice islands 100% pure bourbon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon rum extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Mix sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger and pineapple; mixing well. Fold in coconut and nuts.
Pour batter into a greased 9-inch square pan.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Frost when cooled.
For frosting: beat cream cheese and butter together in medium bowl. Mix in remaining frosting ingredients and blend until frosting is desired spreading consistency.
Garnish with 1/4 cup toasted coconut and 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, if desired.