Glazed Pineapple Coconut Cake

This cake was SO amazing, oh my goodness! My sister Callie has this great blog over at Honeyville Farms Cookin' Cousins that she makes recipes using food storage and freeze dried items. She had used powdered eggs and freeze dried pineapple and it came out looking awesome. I knew I had to try it and I'm so glad I did! I was asked for the recipe multiple times. My husband made me leave him a big piece before I took it to mutual to share. He never asks me to do that, so that is saying something! It is ooey, gooey deliciousness!

Glazed Pineapple Coconut Cake
adapted from Honeyville Farms Cookin Cousins


Cake
1 and 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
2 cups Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 eggs
1-20 oz can crushed pineapple (do NOT drain)
1/2 cups Pecans, chopped


In a large bowl combine Sugar, Flour, Baking Soda. In a separate bowl combine the eggs, vanilla and can of pineapple. Mix well and add to dry ingredients. Stir until combined. Pour batter into a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the top with Pecans.  Bake at 350 for 32-35 minutes.

Topping
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Evaporated Milk
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 heaping cup of shredded sweetened coconut

Start making the topping once you pull out the cake from the oven. In a saucepan over medium heat melt Butter.  Add Sugar and Evaporated Milk.  Once combined, cook for 6 minutes, stirring often. After the 6 minutes take off heat and stir in Vanilla and coconut.  Poke some holes in the cake, I used a skewer, or you could use a fork. Pour the topping evenly over the cake, spreading around where necessary to cover everything. Serve warm. Although it is delicious cold as well!

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Teriyaki Pineapple Burgers

I know it really isn't the grilling season, being February and all, but we are lucky enough to have nice weather here in Hawaii all year long so any day is good grilling! Lucky, I know. These were really juicy and flavorful. My favorite was the grilled pineapple on top of the burger, a must! So next time you fire up the grill, try these burgers and dream of being on an island far away. :)

Grilled Pineapple Teriyaki Burgers 

recipe from Real Mom Kitchen

1-1 1/4 pounds ground beef (no less than 15% fat- you want to keep them moist)

1 (28-ounce) can of pineapple slices (or slice it up fresh), divided 

¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce

¼ cup chopped green onions (I used about 1/2 cup, we like onions!)

1 tsp grated peeled fresh ginger

¼ tsp black pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

Preheat grill. In a large bowl, combine beef, 2 pineapple slices (chopped finely), soy sauce, onions, ginger, pepper and garlic. Divide beef mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a ½-inch-thick patty. Place burgers on grill rack; grill 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness and grill the remaining pineapple slices. Serve on toasted buns topped with 2 pineapple slices on each burger. Serve with desired condiments.