Another Haupia Cake Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
1 (18 1/2 ounce) box white cake mix
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1 cup coconut milk
2 cups heavy cream
2/3 cup water
6 tablespoons sugar
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon lemon extract
shredded coconut
FROSTING AND FILLING
2 cups coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

CAKE:.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions using 2/3 cup of the coconut milk, water, and the egg whites.
Cool and split layers.
Reserve top layer; spread haupia filling on the remaining layers. Chill until set.
Soften gelatin in remaining coconut milk; dissolve over hot water. Cool.
Whip cream; fold in gelatin mixture, sugar and extract.
Stack cake layers; frost with whipped cream mixture.
Sprinkle cake with coconut.
FROSTING AND FILLING:.
In a sauce pan heat coconut milk, mix sugar, salt, and cornstarch with water; stir into hot coconut milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
Stir in vanilla and cool.