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Tropical Sheet Cake with Rum Butter Sauce

February 22, 2017 By Lori Leave a Comment

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This dairy-free cake is the perfect one-pan dessert on a cold winter day

This past holiday season I needed a quick and easy dessert that was also dairy-free. This Tropical Sheet Cake immediately came to mind. It’s been around for ages, because it’s fool-proof, moist, delicious and dead simple. It’s also the perfect ending to a big meal because the coconut and pineapple gives it a light texture, and refreshing tropical taste.

tropical-sheet-cake-with-rum-butter-sauce_1 This Tropical Sheet Cake is perfect just with a simple sprinkle of confectioner’s sugar, but you know me, I took it up a notch with Rum Butter Sauce.

tropical-sheet-cake-with-rum-butter-sauce_2sq Like all sheet cakes made in one layer of a 9×12 pan, this Tropical Sheet Cake is simple to serve and feeds a crowd – easily 8-10 people. Perfect for most gatherings of friend and family; pot lucks, bridal and baby showers, Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas. I just love it and I know you will to. A must try!

Tropical Sheet Cake with Rum Butter Sauce
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
45 mins
Total time
1 hour
 
Author: Lori
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1-1/2 cans (14oz. each) crushed pineapple with juice
  • ⅓ cup canola oil
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • confectioner’s sugar for garnish
Rum Butter Sauce (optional)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup spiced rum
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9”x13” baking dish with nonstick spray.
  2. Spread coconut out on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Toast in prepared oven about 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Set aside to cool completely.
  3. In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugars, salt and baking soda. Add pineapple and its juice, oil, eggs and vanilla; stirring to combine (do not over mix). Fold in pecans and toasted coconut.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Serve sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar and a drizzle of Rum Butter Sauce, if using.
RUM BUTTER SAUCE (optional)
  1. In a heavy-bottom pan melt butter over medium-low heat.
  2. Add sugar and salt, cook stirring constantly for 6 minutes until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in rum, vanilla and powdered sugar.
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Filed Under: Baked, Cakes Tagged With: cake, coconut, pan cake, pecans, rum, tropical. pineapple

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