sunshinesupernova Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I revamped a carrot cake recipe and turned it into a pineapple and coconut cake with raisins and a cream cheese icing. Worked really well and came out looking rather posh ! Not just a fluke as made it twice now (second time with a few tiny tweaks). Fantastic colour and needs 3 eggs. Very very moist and recipe makes a pretty big cake - 10" round or 2 x 8" and then sandwich it in the middle with more icing as well as on top. If anyone wants it, I'll put it on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Raises hand and waves madly shouting 'me. me.' I want the recipe please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn-Dave Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Oh yes please post, both hands raised here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Third hand goes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Do you need another hand up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 erm not sure I like the sound of this cake....can you pop a slice in the post to me so I can try it before i raise my hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooks Aloud Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I want it too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Mmmmmm & me please. Is there enough to go round us all? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hahaha - ok - just a few then.... I promise it is one worth making. I'm very pleased with the results. Let me know if any of you make it (pics would also be good as I never took any !). If you think it good enough I thought I might email it to the Good Food Magazine No carrot, carrot cake! 3 large eggs (or 4 medium) 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1.1/4 cups of caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp ground ginger 1 > 2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp salt 2 cups plain flour 3 tsp baking soda 1 cup dessicaed coconut 1 cup raisins or sultanas - I used sultanas... 2 cans pineapple pieces (each 340 > 350g DRAINED weight... about 565g net) in fruit juice good squeeze of lemon juice Preheat oven to 170 > 180deg. I started at 170deg and turned it up a bit later on... This mix fills a 10" round cake tin nicely or would make 2 x 8" round - perhaps with a little less cooking time. Drain one can of pineapple pieces. Chop the pineapple pieces pretty small - to no more than the thickness of a £1 coin. Do the same with the second can, but retain 1/2 the juice. Put pineapple, coconut and raisins into a large bowl and leave to sit for at least 30mins so the coconut can absorb some of the pineapple juice. Beat the eggs and add with the milk, oil and vanilla to the wet ingredients. Sift in the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in well to combine. Cook in 10" round tin for about 1 hour. Last time I made a deep 8" cake and that took about 1hr 10 - plus a stack of cupcakes with the leftovers which took about 20mins . Allow to cool totally. CREAM CHEESE ICING 100g softened butter (for some reason, I prefer salted) 225g cream cheese (Sainsbury's own or Phily both ok) 500g icing sugar 1 passion fruit. beat sugar, butter and cream cheese until well blended. Don't worry about lumps, after it's sat a while they seem to disolve. I refrigerate and then beat again after 1/2 hour. Beat in passion fruit. Refrigerate for another hour or so - until cake is cool and ready to ice. Makes copious quantity - enough for top and filling of 10" cake. I'd make two cakes next time and the one batch of icing to do middle and top (I don't do the outside). Alternatively, enough to do an 8" round and enough for all the family to have a go at licking the bowl ! Happy Baking ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ooh, yummy, thanks . I'll be adding a couple of ingredients to my shopping list this w/e . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 should have mentioned - the passionfruit in the icing is only if you don't like spices and are ommitting them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Now you tell us . I went to 3 shops looking for a passionfruit today . Only kidding, I found one abandoned in the mangoes (and only went to one shop) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I had a go at the Carrot - Not - Cake today . And was once again reminded why I rarely bake . I forgot I had a set of "cup" measuring spoons so used a conversion table I got off the internet ages ago. It was all wrong (it said a cup was 8oz but should've been 5.5 ) so I ended up with massive amounts of the pineapple, raisins and coconut so had to add loads extra of everything else. So I have 2 massive, slightly stodgey (OH's description ) in the middle cakes but they do taste nice . I haven't added the icing yet either (couldn't wait!) so I'm sure that will improve them. I will try again using the correct measurements . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I'm going to make it but will use chopped apricots or dried cranberries instead of raisins/sultanas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 better luck next time.... Done it twice and making it again Wednesday for Thursday. It's not been stodgy yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 better luck next time.... Done it twice and making it again Wednesday for Thursday. It's not been stodgy yet I didn't mean your recipe came out stodgy . It was me adding ingredients like a mad woman trying to make it a cakey consistency (it was more like lumpy pancake mix ) that made it like that . All is not lost as I made the icing today and slapped that on - it's delicious now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
