Polynesian Cake Recipes

HAWAIIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line with parchment paper one 10 inch tube pan.
• Cream butter or margarine, sugar, and eggs together; add salt, baking soda, crushed pineapple, and pineapple juice. Add coconut, walnuts, and vanilla. Mix in the graham cracker crumbs. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

HAWAIIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cake tests done; cool completely. , In a large bowl, combine milk and pudding mixes; beat in cream cheese until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over cooled cake. Top with the pineapple, cherries, coconut and walnuts. Store in the refrigerator.

HAWAIIAN SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice; set aside. In medium bowl, mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, bananas and eggs with whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring with whisk until blended. Stir in 1 cup coconut and the pineapple. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Frost cake with cream cheese frosting; sprinkle with toasted coconut. Top each piece of cake with 1 banana chip.

HAWAIIAN WEDDING CAKE II

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions. Bake in a 10x15 inch pan. remove from oven and allow to cool. Spread drained pineapple on top of cooled cake.
• Prepare pudding as instructed on package and set aside. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the prepared pudding. Fold in the whipped topping. Spread evenly over the pineapple.
• Sprinkle top with coconut, chopped walnuts and maraschino cherries. Store in refrigerator.

POLYNESIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree.
• Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well by hand (do not use electric mixer).
• Pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• bake 40-50 minutes or until set.
• Serve with whipped cream.

POLYNESIAN WEDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, using a wooden spoon (do not use a mixer), combine oil and sugar until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition, and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring until well blended.
• Add shredded carrots, chopped nuts, pineapple and coconut and mix just until combined.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until top of cake springs back when lightly touched.
• After cake has cooled, top with cream cheese frosting or serve plain.
• Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• Cream together the cream cheese and butter.
• Add confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and most of the toasted coconut. Let cake cool completely and spread frosting on top. Decorate top with toasted coconut, if desired. Variation: Substituting 1 teaspoon of lemon zest for the vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice for the milk will produce a nice lemony frosting.

POLYNESIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Beat oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and carrots in mixer. Add dry ingredients that have been sifted together 2 times. Add pineapple, coconut, and nuts. Bake in greased Bundt pan 350° for 50-55 minutes. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cream Cheese Frosting: Combine; thin with a little cream to make it spread nicely. Note: Can use 1 cup cooked mashed carrots or grated carrots.

HAWAIIAN SUNSET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes., Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine the pineapple, sugar, 3-1/2 cups coconut and sour cream. Set aside 1 cup for frosting. Place one cake on a serving plate; top with a third of the remaining pineapple mixture. Repeat layers twice. , Fold whipped topping into the reserved pineapple mixture. Spread over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with toasted coconut if desired. Refrigerate until serving.

HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE PUDDING CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make cake batter according to package directions adding in the vegetable oil, eggs, and using pineapple juice reserved from crushed pineapple in place of water.
• Pour into two greased 9 x 13 pans or one greased 18 x 12 jelly roll pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the pudding mixes, milk, and coconut extract; beat for 2 minutes.
• Add softened cream cheese and beat well to smooth out all bumps, and then gently stir in pineapple with a spoon.
• Spread pudding mixture over cooled cake.
• Mix together whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until thick.
• Spread this over the pudding layer.
• To toast the coconut, spread it on a cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 5 to 10 minutes until barely browned.
• Sprinkle cooled coconut over the top of the cake.
• Chill cake for about 2 hours or until ready to serve.