Haleakala Cake S ource: Maida Heatter's Cakes (Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 2011 ed.) , pg. 119. I don't think my cake turned out as dramatic as it was described in the book. For one thing, I made a mistake at the grocery store and only bought one can of crushed pineapple instead of two. So, I decided to half the recipe for the filling. The cake turned out fine, it was just not as tall as it would have been with the extra filling. It tasted wonderful and reminded me of an old-fashioned coconut cake. The icing recipe made an insane amount of icing! I ended up with way too much to use on the cake. I did save it so perhaps I can use it for another project (it cannot be frozen however). This cake was very easy to make! I thought the pineapple filling was an adequate amount. I believe that I would cut the icing recipe in half the next time. So despite the fact that my cake looked more like a sheetcake instead of a celebration cake, it was a hit. Pineapple Fillin...
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