HOLIDAY AMBROSIA CAKE

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This is from an old recipe that came to me as a typical fruitcake. I added pineapple, coconut and pineapple juice, which made it really moist and gave it a bit of a tropical taste. - Dotty Stodulski, North Port, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon coconut extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2-1/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1-1/2 cups chopped candied pineapple
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped dried mangoes
1/2 cup chopped green candied cherries
1/2 cup chopped red candied cherries
COCONUT GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons coconut milk or 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pineapple juice, beating well after each addition. Fold in the coconut, pineapple, macadamia nuts, raisins, mangoes and candied cherries., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, coconut milk and extracts. Drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 613 calories, Fat 25g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 91mg cholesterol, Sodium 331mg sodium, Carbohydrate 95g carbohydrate (65g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 7g protein.