Ambrosia Cake
Source of Recipe
taste of home
Recipe Introduction
I made this a few Christmases ago and its like a very different fruit cake but you sure could not just eat one slice, it is so good. My sister and I loved it
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp coconut flavoring
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2-1/4 cups flaked 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 TB coconut milk or milk
1/4 tsp coconut flavoring
1/4 tsp vanilla flavoring
Recipe
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flavoring. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt, add to the creamed mixture alternately with pineapple juice, beating well after each addition. Fold in coconut, pineapple, macadamia nuts, raisins, mangoes and candied cherries. Transfer to a greased and floured bunt pan. Bake 350 for 50 to 60 minutes or until checks done. Cool for ten minutes then remove from pan and cool completely. In a small bowl, mix the confectioners sugar, coconut milk and flavorings and drizzle over cake.
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