Haupia Cake

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sa400140.JPGA delicious Hawaiian cake with haupia and Chantilly filling.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter at room temperature softened not melted
  • 1¾ cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs slightly beaten
  • 3 cups cake flour sifted
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • Haupia filling
  • Chantilly cream frosting

Directions:

  1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Add vanilla and eggs.
  3. Mix flour baking powder and salt together. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
  4. Pour in to two 9-inch cake pans greased and dusted.
  5. Bake at 350 F for 30-35 minutes.
  6. When cakes are cool you can assemble cake.Haupia filling
  • 1/8 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • ¼ cup of butter at room temperature
  1. Combine the first three ingredients together over low heat stirring constantly until thick.
  2. Cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla. Then slowly add the coconut mixture.
  3. Pour into a bowl and place plastic wrap on the top of the filling, then place it in the refrigerator to cool.Chantilly Cream Frosting
  • 2 cups of heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup of powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ envelope of unflavored gelatin
  • 3 tbsp water
  1. In a sauce pan put the 3 tbsp water in and sprinkle the gelatin over it. Slowly heat up the water until the gelatin just dissolves.
  2. Whip the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form.
  3. Slowly add the gelatin mixture to the cream while being whipped and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.

Recipe Submitted by: Melanie Terry

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