Float Away Layer Cake

Name: Float Away Layer Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 4 larges eggs; 128 grams package instant vanilla pudding; 680 grams mango slices, drained and diced; 355 milliliters diced fresh pineapple; 3 Tbsps sugar; 710 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters water; 473 milliliters whipping cream; 524 grams package butter-flavor cake mix

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Float Away Layer Cake a try. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 583 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have baking powder, sugar, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Lightly grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat on low speed with an electric mixer until blended; add butter, eggs, and water. Beat on low speed 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium, and beat 2 minutes.

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Butter

Water

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Mixing Bowl

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.

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Oven

Place coconut on a jellyroll pan.

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Coconut

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Frying Pan

Bake at 350 for 8 minutes or until golden, stirring every 3 minutes. Cool completely.

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Oven

Remove cakes from pans; cool on wire racks. Slice each layer in half horizontally, creating 4 layers.

Blot moisture from pineapple and mango with paper towels. Gently toss fruit together in a medium bowl. Beat cream, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form.

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Pineapple

Vanilla

Cream

Fruit

Mango

Sugar

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Paper Towels

Bowl

Spread 1/3 cup whipped cream, 1 cup fruit mixture, and 1/3 cup toasted coconut between layers. Frost cake with remaining whipped cream, and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Chill until ready to serve.

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Whipped Cream