Haupia Cake

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• Cake Batter:
• 1 pkg White cake mix (for 9X13" pan)
• 1 C Coconut milk
• 2/3 C Water
• 2 Egg whites
• Haupia Filling:
• 2 C Coconut milk
• 1/2 C Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 3 Tbsp Cornstarch
• 1/2 C Water
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• Frosting:
• 1 Tbsp Unflavored gelatin
• 2 C Heavy cream
• 6 Tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Lemon extract
• Shredded coconut to taste

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from hawaiiforvisitors.com

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare cake mix according to package directions using 2/3 cup coconut milk, water, and egg whites. Cool cake, remove from pan and split carefully into 3 layers.

In sauce pan heat coconut milk (do not boil). Mix sugar, salt, and cornstarch with water; stir into hot coconut milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens (cook over low heat to avoid curdling). Stir in vanilla and cool.

Reserve top cake layer; spread haupia filling on remaining layers. Chill
layers until filling is set. While layers are chilling: soften gelatin in remaining1/3 cup coconut milk; dissolve over hot water. Cool. Whip cream; fold in gelatin mixture, sugar and extract. Stack chilled cake layers; frost with whipped cream mixture. Sprinkle cake with coconut.