LUXURIOUS ANGEL FOOD AMBROSIA CAKE

Luxurious Angel Food Ambrosia Cake image

Provided by Brandess

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup pineapple juice
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
16 ounces vanilla frosting
8 ounces cream cheese frosting
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest (half the orange)
1 angel food cake (pre-made storebought)
2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained and cut into quarters
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Steps:

PINEAPPLE CURD: Bring juice from canned pineapple to boil. Whisk together eggs, yolk, and sugar in medium bowl. Add to pineapple juice, whisking continuously over medium heat until it becomes thick (3-4 minutes). Take off heat, stir in butter and salt. Pour in small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
CAKE: Slice cake horizontally into 3 even layers.
In a mixing bowl, add vanilla frosting, orange juice and orange zest; stir to combine. Place bottom layer of cake on platter, spread 1/2 of orange frosting on bottom layer, top with mandarin oranges.
Place another layer of cake on top, spread pineapple curd over this layer and top with 4 slices of pineapple rings cut in 1/2.
Add third layer of cake, frost all around the sides with rest of orange frosting. Frost top with cream cheese frosting.
Layer 4 pineapple rings on top, cut into 1/4 and second can of mandarin oranges.Press toasted coconut into sides and on top of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 431.3, Fat 13.6, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 30.2, Sodium 328.2, Carbohydrate 76.2, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 60.1, Protein 4.1