Tropical Delight Cake Recipes

LUSCIOUS TROPICAL DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice. Prepare cake batter as directed on package, substituting reserved juice for 1 cup of the water. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 15 to 18 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in pineapple; spread over cake. Cover with COOL WHIP; top with coconut and nuts. Keep refrigerated.

TROPICAL DELIGHT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium skillet, toast coconut over medium heat until golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• 2. Place in skillet the pineapple, evaporated milk, butter, and sugar; mix well and bring to a boil. Let boil 5 to 7 minutes, or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add the coconut to the mixture and stir in nuts.
• 3. Slice the cake in half horizontally and spoon half the pineapple mixture over bottom cake half. Replace cake top and top with remaining pineapple mixture. Garnish with maraschino cherries.
• 4. Slice and serve, or cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

TROPICAL DELIGHT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously grease 12-cup bundt cake pan.
• Mix coconut, nuts, and butter; sprinkle in pan.
• Drain pineapple thoroughly; reserve syrup.
• Add enough water to syrup to measure 1 1/4 cups.
• Blend cake mix (dry), eggs, pineapple liquid, and oil in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
• Do Not Overbeat!
• Pour batter into prepared pan, and then spoon pineapple evenly over the batter.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; invert on wire rack.
• Remove pan; cool completely.

TROPICAL DELIGHT HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the bananas, crushed & drained pineapple, applesauce, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
• Gradually beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until blended.
• Hand stir in the walnuts.
• Pour into a 15x10x1-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Before serving I dust each piece with a bit of sieved confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar). The original recipe called for a Cream Cheese Frosting. To make this: in a large bowl, beat 1 package (8 oz) of reduced fat cream cheese with 1/3 cup reduced fat butter until fluffy. Add 3 cups confectioner's sugar and 1 tsp vanilla and beat more until smooth. Spread this over the cake and sprinkle with an extra 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. If you use the frosting you will need to refrigerate this cake!

TROPICAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, soda, eggs, and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack. , In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, eggs, butter and pineapple. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and a thermometer reads 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat; stir in coconut. Spread over warm cake. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate.

COCONUT DELIGHT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, water oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Blend with electric mixer at medium speed for 4 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2 cup coconut and nuts.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch pans.
• Bake 35 minutes.
• Frosting: Saute 2 3/4 cups coconut in 2 tablespoons butter until golden brown.
• Remove from heat and spread onto paper towels to drain.
• Cream 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese.
• Add confectioner's sugar and milk in small amounts, beating well between each.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Stir in 2 cups sauteed coconut.
• Frost between cake layers, top, and sides.
• Garnish with remaining sauteed coconut.

TROPICAL DELIGHT

Steps:

• Place Twinkie halves in a 13" x 9" dish. Layer with vanilla pudding, banana slices, crushed pineapple, coconut, and whipped topping. Garnish as desired (toasted coconut and cherries works well). Serve chilled.

MANGO TROPICAL DELIGHT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a square cake pan (23cm) and line with baking paper.
• Combine the mango, banana and pineapple in a large bowl and mix well.
• Add the eggs, coconut, butter, sugar and flour.
• Mix until combined.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 180 degrees C for 40 minutes, or until cooked.
• Stand cake in the pan for 5 minutes, before turning out onto a rack to cool.
• Serve decorated with extra mango and wedges of lime.