ambrosia cake
(3 ratings)
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Don't you think Ambrosia say HOLIDAYS ?? I found this new twist on Recipe Tips website, and gave it Ohos and awe's. I was already elbow deep in doing my Sugar Pumpkin and making Pumpkin Pie. However, I did print this off because I wanted to share it with my buddies.
(3 ratings)
yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
Ingredients For ambrosia cake
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1 cpineapple juice
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2eggs
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1/2 csugar
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2 Tbspbutter, unsalted
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1 pinchsalt
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1angel food cake mix
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16 ozvanilla frosting
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2 Tbsporange juice, fresh
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1 Tbsporange zest
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30 ozcanned mandarin oranges, drained
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20 ozpineapple slices, drained and cut into quarters
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8 ozcream cheese frosting
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2 csweetened shredded coconut, toasted -recipe follows
How To Make ambrosia cake
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1PINEAPPLE CURD: Bring juice from canned pineapple to a boil. Whisk together, eggs and sugar in medium bowl. Add to pineapple juice, whisking continuously, over medium heat until it becomes thick, about 3-4 minutes.
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2Take off heat, stir in butter and salt. Pour in small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
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3CAKE: Bake cake according to package directions. When cooled, slice horizontal into 3 even layers.
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4Take vanilla frosting, orange juice and orange zest; stir to combine.
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5Place bottom layer of cake on platter, spread 1/2 of orange frosting on bottom layer, top with mandarin oranges.
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6Place another layer of cake on top, spread pineapple curd over this layer and top with 4 slices of pineapple rings, cut into 1/2.
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7Add a third layer of cake, frost all around the sides with rest of orange frosting. Frost top with cream cheese frosting.
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8Cut 4 pineapple rings into quarters and layer on top of cream cheese frosting. Add the second can of drained, mandarin oranges on this layer with the pineapple.
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9Press toasted coconut into sides and on top of cake.
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10HOW TO TOAST COCONUT: Spread 8 oz flaked (I prefer flake) or shredded and sweetened coconut evenly on a large oven pan in pre heated oven @ 350. Watch carefully (10 - 12 minutes) until very light brown in color. Remove from oven and cool completely.
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