If you want a pretty, feed-a-crowd, moist, impressive coconut pineapple cake, look no further.
Ingredients
1 batch Italian Meringue Buttercream, vanilla variation, ready to use
Filling:
½ cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
1, 20-ounce can crushed pineapple in juice
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
Cake:
2¾ cups sifted cake flour
1 tablespoon plus ¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
5 large egg whites, at room temperature
1¼ cups 100% unsweetened coconut milk (not sweetened cream of coconut)
13 tablespoons (1 stick plus 5 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
1¼ cups sugar
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Italian meringue buttercream, vanilla variation
3 cups sweetened long-shred coconut
Instructions
For the Filling: Place sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan and whisk to combine. Drizzle a little bit of the juice from the pineapple over the dry mixture and whisk until smooth. Add remaining pineapple and juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for a couple of minutes, whisking occasionally until thickened and translucent. Whisk in the butter and cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled and firmed or in an airtight container for up to 3 days, if desired.
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