Piña Colada Cake

Name: Piña Colada Cake
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegan butter, softened, or vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons vegan butter, softened, or vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup cream of coconut; ⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons pineapple juice from the chopped pineapple, plus more if needed (add purchased pineapple juice if necessary to yield the required amount); ⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons pineapple juice from the chopped pineapple, plus more if needed (add purchased pineapple juice if necessary to yield the required amount); ¾ cup finely chopped fresh or canned pineapple, well drained, juice reserved; ¾ cup finely chopped fresh or canned pineapple, well drained, juice reserved; ½ teaspoon coconut extract; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon dark rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract; 1 tablespoon dark rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract; 1 cup Confectioners’ sugar; ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, plus more for garnish (optional); ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker

By Robin Robertson

Published 2012

About

If you like piña coladas—or the flavor of creamy coconut and sweet pineapple with a hint of rum—you’ll love this cake. This recipe can be made either directly in the insert of a 4-quart round cooker or in a small baking pan set inside a 6-quart oval cooker. To make this recipe soy-free, use a soy-free vegan butter or vegetable oil.

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar<

Cake
Vegan

Method

If using a 4-quart slow cooker, place a round of parchment paper, cut to fit, in the bottom of the slow cooker insert. Coat the parchment and sides of the insert with nonstick cooking spray. If using a 6-quart slow cooker, place a rack, trivet, or a ring of crumpled aluminum foi