Island pineapple coconut rum cake

18 ingredients
21 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 11oz can crushed pineapple-drained juice reserved
  • 1/4 pineapple juice
  • 1 box pineapple cake mix
  • 1 tbsp coconut extract
  • 1/2 cup flour for dusting
  • 1 glaze
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup rum- I use Meyer's dark
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 cup toasted coconut
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  2. 2
    Butter and flour bunt pan.
  3. 3
    Shake out excess flour.
  4. 4
    Cream together butter and oil in large mixing bowl beat until fluffy.
  5. 5
    Slowly pour in sugar and continue to beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  6. 6
    Beat in one egg at a time.
  7. 7
    Stir in cake mix and drained crushed pineapple.
  8. 8
    Blend until smooth.
  9. 9
    Add sour cream, pineapple juice, evaporated milk and coconut extract.
  10. 10
    Still until smooth.
  11. 11
    Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when presses with finger.60-70 minutes.
  12. 12
    Let cake rest in pan while preparing glaze.
  13. 13
    The glaze.
  14. 14
    Melt 1/2 cup butter in saucepan over medium heat.
  15. 15
    Stir in both sugars bring to a gentle simmer.
  16. 16
    Stir in rum and cook until sugars have dissolved.
  17. 17
    Unmold cake and pierce holes with fork or I use a chop stick.
  18. 18
    Pour glaze evenly over cake and reserve a half cup.
  19. 19
    Garnish with toasted coconut.
  20. 20
    Add 1/4 cup of evaporated milk to leftover sauce simmer additional 10 minutes.
  21. 21
    Makes a wonderful rum sauce topping..

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