Big Kahona Cakes

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter - plus
2 teaspoons	10ml	Butter
1/2 cup	118ml	Oil
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Sugar
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
1		Salt
4		Eggs
3 cups	330g / 11oz	Shredded carrots
8 oz	227g	Crushed pineapple
8 oz	227g	Cream cheese - softened
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Toasted coconut
4 cups	792g / 27oz	Powdered sugar
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Toasted macadamia nuts - finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and grease with 2 teaspoons of the butter.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with a paddle, combine the 1/2 cup butter, oil and sugar. Cream the mixture until smooth. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a small mixing bowl. Add the egg to the butter/sugar mixture, one at a time. Add the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time. Add the carrots and pineapple. Mix well.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Place in the oven and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the center springs back when touched. Remove from the oven and cool. Using a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut the cake into 24 rounds.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and remaining 1/2 cup butter. Mix well. Add the coconut. Mix well. Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time and mix until the frosting is spreadable. Spread 2 tablespoons of the frosting in the center of half of the cake rounds. Place the remaining cake rounds on top of the frosting. Frost each round with the remaining frosting. Garnish the top of each cake with a sprinkle of the chopped macadamia nuts.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EM-1C06)

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