Coconut, Pineapple, Rum Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (18 ounce) yellow cake mix (2 layer)
    1 cup dark rum
    3 eggs
    1/2 cup coconut water or 1/2 cup coconut milk
    1/3 cup oil
    10 ounces coconut flakes
    20 ounces crushed pineapple
    2 - 3 1/2 ounces vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
    16 ounces whipped topping
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Grease and flour a 15x10 inch pan.
    Combine cake mix, 3/4 cup rum, eggs, milk, and oil beat till well combined about 3 minutes. Blend in 1 cup coconut flakes.
    Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
    Meanwhile prepare cream filling and topping.
    Drain crush pineapple saving the juice. Combine pudding, pineapple, 1 cup pineapple juice and 1/4 cup rum.
    Fold in whipped topping.
    Cool and remove from pan.
    Slice into 3 10x5 pieces.
    Place one layer on serving dish, top with the cream, add next layer and top with cream, top with last layer. Cover sides and top with remaining coconut.
    I pressed the coconut into the cream to shape like a pineapple.
    Chill well or you can freeze.
    Garnish with pineapple leaves and some pineapples.

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