Hawaiian Cake With Rum Cream Cheese Frosting

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Recipe is from the Spice Islands website."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup mazola corn oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon spice islands 100% pure bourbon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon spice islands ground ginger
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (undrained)
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
• 1⁄2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

• Rum Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon spice islands 100% pure bourbon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon rum extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger and pineapple; mixing well. Fold in coconut and nuts.
3. Pour batter into a greased 9-inch square pan.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Frost when cooled.
5. For frosting: beat cream cheese and butter together in medium bowl. Mix in remaining frosting ingredients and blend until frosting is desired spreading consistency.
6. Garnish with 1/4 cup toasted coconut and 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, if desired.