KAREN'S LUAU PINEAPPLE CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Drain pineapple and reserve 3/4 cup of juice and 1/2 cup pineapple for topping.
• In a med. mixing bowl combine remaining pineapple,brown sugar,coconut,nuts,1 tsp.vanilla,cinnamon,ginger and cloves and mix well.
• Spread in the bottom of a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan and set aside.
• In a med. mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and beat until stiff but not dry and set aside.
• In a lg. mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and pale yellow.
• Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 vanilla.
• Gently fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Gently fold flour mixture into egg mixture.
• Spread cake batter evenly over pineappple mixture in pan.
• Bake in oven preheated to 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Loosen cake around edges and invert on flour sack towel sprinkled with powdered sugar and let stand 3-4 minutes.
• Roll in jelly roll fashion and let cool.
• Garnish with pineapple topping.
• Pineapple topping:.
• In small sauce pan, combine pineapple juice with sugar and cornstarch and mix well.
• Cook over med. heat, stirring constantly, until clear and thickened.
• Remove for heat,stir in pineapple and cool.
• Spread on top of cake roll and sprinkle with coconut.