Recipe: Hawaiian Cake

Here is a recipe I found. It may not be the one you are looking for but it does have the ingredients of a Pina Colada.

Hawaiian Cake (from TOH)

1 pineapple cake mix (or yellow or white)
1 1/4 cup cold milk
1 pkg. instant coconut pudding
1 (20 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
1 envelope Dream Whip (or 12 oz. tub Cool Whip)
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 tsp. rum extract, if desired

Prepare cake according to package directions. Cool.

Combine pudding mix, and milk in large bowl. Beat on medium a couple of minutes until pudding starts to thicken.

Stir in pineapple. Spread over cake.

Prepare Dream Whip according to package directions (or use Cool Whip).

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped cream. Spread over pudding layer.

Sprinkle with coconut (either as is or toasted). Cover and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Keep refrigerated.

If you want to toast the coconut, put it in a cast iron skillet and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until lightly browned. Remove immediately from heat and set aside to cool.