ISO Bundt cake with a pina colada vibe

[roxlet]

I want to make a cake for someone who is Hawaiian, and I thought it would be fun to have a pineapple/coconut vibe to it. It needs to be something that is easily transportable, so it would be best to be something without a frosting, so I'm thinking bundt or coffee cake (or bundt coffee cake!) of some sort. Does anyone have something like this in their repertory? From scratch only -- no cake mix cakes please!

[irishnyc]

This coconut pound cake is always a hit. I do use all butter instead of a mix of butter and shortening. Your could easily put 1/4-1/2 cup well-drained crushed pineapple, or well-drained rings in the bottom of the pan before the batter, and use rum extract in place of coconut extract. Mmmm now I want to try this combo!

http://kentuckysampler.blogspot.com/2...

[roxlet]

Thanks! That looks interesting!

[Vetter]

For further coconuttiness, you could sub coconut oil for some or all of the butter/shortening. It bakes up quite like butter. I also suspect you could sub some coconut cream for the cream cheese...

Oh, that cake looks gooooood.

[rizzo0904]

this cake is awesome...i leave out the nuts

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/golden-r...

you could easily change out the alcohol for a pina colada mix and add coconut pudding instead of vanilla.

[hotoynoodle]

http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/02/pin...

i haven't made this, but have had great results with some of her other cake recipes.

[roxlet]

Thanks. That looks interesting. I always like the looks of her cakes, but I've never made one. Glad to hear you've had success! But just scrolling down through the comments, it seems as if the results are mixed...