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Somebody's Nanny Famous Coconut Pineapple Cake

Here's how you make Somebody's Nanny Famous Coconut Pineapple Cake
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  • Servings: 9
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 9 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR CAKE
  • 1 can (15 1/4 ounce) crushed pineapple (in juice, un-drained)
  • 1 1/2 cups butter (softened, or margarine, softened)
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup lemon-lime soda (soft drink*)
  • 3 cups cake flour (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 package (6 ounce) flaked coconut (frozen flaked coconut, thawed)
  • Garnish: fresh mint sprig
  • FOR PINEAPPLE FILLING
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple (reserved, drained)
  • 1 cup water
  • FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 package (3 ounce) cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 package (16 ounce) powdered sugar (sifted)
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • FOR THE CAKE METHOD

  • Step 1: Grease bottom and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cakepans; line bottoms with wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper.

  • Step 2: Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice. Remove 1/4 cup reserved juice for Cream Cheese Frosting, and reserve crushed pineapple for Pineapple Filling.

  • Step 3: Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

  • Step 4: Combine 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice and soft drink. Add flour to butter mixture alternately with juice mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts. Pour into prepared cakepans.

  • Step 5: Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans immediately; cool on wire racks.

  • Step 6: Spread 3/4 cup Pineapple Filling between cake layers and remaining filling on top of cake. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting on sides of cake; pipe border around top, if desired. Sprinkle with coconut. Garnish, if desired.

  • NOTE: For lemon-lime soft drink, use 7-Up. Its specific level of carbonation makes the layers rise beautifully.

  • FOR THE PINEAPPLE FILLING METHOD

  • Step 7: Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in pineapple and 1 cup water. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until very thick. Cool.

  • FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • Step 8: Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, juice, and vanilla, mixing well.

  • Step 9: YIELD: 1 - 3 layer cake.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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