Part I Bacardi Pineapple Cake With White Chocolate And Caramel Buttercream Recipes

ROASTED PINEAPPLE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CARAMELIZED MACADAMIA NUTS

Steps:

• Chocolate Ring:
• Begin by melting the milk and white chocolate. Cut 4 sterilized, food-safe flexible plastic strips 1 1/2 inches wide and 5 inches long. Spread a thin layer of milk chocolate on the plastic strips. Using the tine of a fork, scrape the length of the strip through the chocolate to create lines. Spread a layer of white chocolate immediately, directly over and then fold to form a ring. Seal edge with a plastic strip. Set aside to harden.
• Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F.
• Mix the sponge by whisking the eggs and sugar on high speed for 15 minutes, until pale yellow and thick. Take out of the mixer and fold in by hand the sifted flour, chopped macadamia nuts, and melted butter. Spread thinly on a buttered, floured and parchment lined baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
• Lower the oven to 340 degrees F.
• To roast pineapple, begin by cutting the pineapple into grape size pieces and then toss in sugar and spices. Bake for 2 hours. Let cool.
• To caramelize the macadamia nuts, first warm the nuts in the oven for 5 minutes. While nuts are warming, place the sugar in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar melts and turns an amber color, about 10 minutes. Carefully add the nuts to the sugar mixture and stir to coat the nuts. Carefully remove from the pan and cool on a marble table or baking tray.
• To make mousse, boil the milk, remove from the heat and add the gelatin while mixing in the white chocolate. Cool down slightly before folding in the whipped cream.
• To make the jelly, melt the gelatin with the mango puree and strain into a container for future use.
• To plate, place a circle of sponge in the base of the chocolate ring, sprinkle with chopped caramelized macadamias. Pipe 1/3 of the cup with mousse; place a spoonful of pineapple mix, top with mousse and a layer of mango jelly. Place in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours. Once chilled, remove the plastic strip, top with caramelized macadamia nuts and macadamia sponge.
• Serve immediately.

PART II: BACARDI PINEAPPLE CAKE WITH WHITE CHOLOLATE AND CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• For the caramel sauce: Melt butter and brown sugar and boil for 2 minutes, then add the milk. Let the mixture come to a boil again, then stir in vanilla. Let sit until room temperature. Stir in confectioner's sugar. For the buttercream frosting base: Melt the white chocolate pieces in double boiler or microwave oven until completely smooth. Set aside. Combine butter and shortening in a mixer and then add sugar alternately with the cream and rum and vanilla. Stir in the salt, then add the melted white chocolate. Add the caramel sauce to the buttercream and mix well. To assemble the cake: Split the two layers, horizontally, with a serrated knife. Brush each layer liberally with the pineapple rum syrup, using a pastry or BBQ basting brush. Spread the bottom layer with one third of the pineapple filling. Top with the second layer, brush with more syrup (if there is any left), then spread with one third of the pineapple filling. Top with the third layer, brush with more syrup, top with remaining filling. Add the last layer then frost assembled cake with the white chocolate caramel buttercream frosting, making decorative swirls on trop. Garnish with melted white chocolate. Per serving based on 12 servings: 855 cal.; 4 g pro.; 113 g carb.; 40 g fat (22 sat., 12 monounsat., 5 polyunsat., 1 other); 108 mg chol.; 377 mg sod.; 1 g fiber; 95 g sugar; 41 percent calories from fat.

CARAMEL PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine egg substitute and pineapple; mix well. Add the next seven ingredients and mix well. Spread into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until golden brown. For sauce, combine caramel topping and pineapple juice in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat just until bubbly Cool slightly. Serve warm over cake.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare pastry cream: Puree raspberries in a blender. Strain to remove seeds. Set aside pulp; you should have 1 cup.
• Whisk egg yolks, sugar, flour, and cornstarch in a bowl until completely smooth.
• Warm cream in a small saucepan over low heat until just hot enough to steam. Once steaming, add 1/2 of it to the egg mixture, whisking constantly to avoid scrambling the eggs. Add that mixture back into the hot cream mixture and continue to heat and stir until custard is very thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the reserved raspberry pulp. Let sit until cooled to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Place parchment or waxed paper over the surface to prevent a skin from forming and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the sides and bottoms of two 9-inch round, metal or glass cake pans.
• Prepare cake: Blend cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl at low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 23 to 28 minutes. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove cakes from the pans and cool completely, about 15 to 20 more minutes.
• Prepare the frosting: Beat butter and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl on medium speed until creamy. Beat in melted white chocolate. Add vanilla and beat on low speed, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl, until light and fluffy. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a #18 star tip.
• Level the tops of the cooled cake layers with a large serrated knife. Pipe a small amount of frosting onto the center of a serving plate. Put one layer, cut-side down, on the plate. Pipe a thick ring around the top edge of that layer; this will keep the filling in the cake and prevent the layers from sliding. Spread raspberry pastry cream onto the cake. Place to remaining layer, cut-side down, on top. Frost the top and sides with remaining frosting, decorating as desired.
• Hold white chocolate bar in one hand with a paper towel (to stop it from melting in your hand). Use a vegetable peeler and slowly and carefully shave along the length of the bar to form pretty curls. Put chocolate curls on the sides of the cake and place raspberries in a ring around the top edge.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lighly grease a 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Melt 6 Tbs butter and stir in brown sugar. Spread mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
• Drain pineapple as much as you can, reserving the liquid. Pour drained pineapple over sugar mixture.
• Pat cherries dry and arrange over pineapple.
• Cut the remaining 6 Tbs butter into pieces. Place butter and chopped white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir until mixture is smooth.
• Place the cake mix, 1 cup of the pineapple juice, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter mix into a large mixing bowl.
• Mix at low speed for 1 minute, scraping sides frequently.
• Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes longer until batter is well combined and thick.
• Pour batter over the pineapples and chrries, smoothing wiht rubber spatula.
• Bake cake until it springs back when lighly pressed, 43-48 minutes/.
• Remove pan from oven andplace o wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
• Run knife around edge of cake and invert onto serving platter so that the cherries and pineapples are on top.
• Slice and serve warm.
• Store at room temp up to 3 days.

PART I: BACARDI PINEAPPLE CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• To prepare cake: Mix flour, graham crumbs, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Cream sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add half of the flour mixture then half of the milk and rum. Add vanilla. Mix until blended; add remaining flour, milk and rum, and beat until smooth. The batter will be thick. Spread batter in two greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched near center. For the pineapple rum syrup: In a 1-cup measuring cup, combine rum, hazelnut or vanilla syrup and reserved pineapple juice (from the crushed pineapple used in the pineapple filling). Set aside. For the pineapple filling: In a small saucepan, over medium to medium-low heat, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 cups drained crushed pineapple (reserving juice for rum syrup), dash salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and clear. Cool before using. For instructions for caramel sauce, buttercream frosting base and cake assembly, see PART II.