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

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter bottom and sides of two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans. Line pans with parchment paper rounds and butter again. Dust with flour; tap out excess. In a small bowl, sift together flour and cornstarch.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks, vanilla, and 3/4 cup sugar on high speed until thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Transfer egg-yolk mixture to a large bowl. Wash and dry mixer bowl and whisk attachment.
• Combine egg whites and salt in mixer bowl, and whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 minutes. With mixer running, slowly add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar; continue whisking until stiff and glossy, about 1 minute more.
• Fold egg-white mixture into egg-yolk mixture. In three additions, fold reserved flour mixture into egg mixture. Divide batter between prepared pans, smoothing tops with an offset spatula. Bake until light golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer pans to wire racks to cool slightly; turn out cakes, remove parchment paper, and let cool completely.
• Using a serrated knife, halve each cake horizontally to form 2 layers. Transfer 1 layer to a serving platter and spread 1 cup frosting evenly on top. Set another cake layer on top, and repeat process with more frosting and remaining cake layers. Spread 1 1/2 cups frosting over entire cake. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Spread remaining 2 1/2 cups frosting over cake, smoothing the top and sides. Use a cake comb to give sides of cake a decorative finish, if desired. Serve immediately, or refrigerate up to 2 days; let cake come to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour 2 9-inch layer pans.
• Blend cake mix (dry), pudding (dry), eggs, water, rum, and oil in large mixer bowl on low speed, constantly scraping bowl, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bak 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove pans; cool completely.
• Fill and frost layer cake.
• Sprinkle with coconut.
• Refrigerate cake (and any leftover cake).
• FROSTING: Combine crushed pineapple in juice, rum, and pudding; beat till well blended.
• Fold in whipped topping.

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.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour (or spray) 12-cup Bundt pan. Add the melted butter, nuts, brown sugar, 1/2 of juice from crushed pineapple, and as much of the pineapple as desired (I use about half of the can) to the prepared pan. It will appear to be a lot in the pan, but that's normal. The finished cake will look nice!
• 2. Combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, milk, oil, 1/2 cup of rum, half can of crushed pineapple and beat for 2 minutes on high with mixer. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. (Check at 50 minutes--if toothpick comes out clean--you're done--depends on your oven).
• 3. Prepare glaze--Add remaining 1/2 of pineapple juice, powered sugar, 1 cup sugar, remaining 1/2 cup rum, and 1/2 stick melted butter to sauce pan and heat on. It's always good to have a little extra pineapple juice to get right flavor. This glaze will be very thin, but will absorb. Any extra that settles around the cake will be fine and will soak into any fruit you use to decorate the outside. You'll know when you taste it.
• 4. Let cool 5 minutes and invert to serving plate. Let rest 10 minutes. Poke holes using toothpick and drizzle glaze slowly to ensure all is absorbed all over the cake. Garnish with frozen sugared raspberries and mint leaves for a special Holiday look or you can use half pineapple rings to circle around the 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.

Steps:

• Make caramel: Pour 1/4 cup water into a medium heavy-bottom saucepan. Add 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear. Continue to cook, without stirring, until syrup comes to a boil, washing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush 2 or 3 times to prevent crystals from forming. Let syrup boil, gently swirling pan occasionally, until syrup is dark amber.
• Immediately remove from heat; carefully pour in cream (caramel will bubble vigorously). Stir caramel until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; let cool.
• Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, the egg whites, and salt in the heatproof bowl of a standing mixer. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water; whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture registers 140 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
• Return bowl to mixer; fit mixer with whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until stiff. Reduce speed to medium low; add butter, a few tablespoons at a time. Continue whisking until smooth.
• Switch to paddle attachment. Add caramel and vanilla; beat on lowest speed until combined, 3 to 5 minutes. The buttercream can be made 2 days ahead and stored in the refrigerator. Before using, bring frosting to room temperature; return to mixer and beat with the paddle attachment until smooth.

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.