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Ambrosia Cake

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Be proud to serve this moist and delicious citrus-spiked cake all dressed up in snowy white coconut.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 2 hr 10 min
Servings 12

Ingredients

Cake and Frosting

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1: container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting

1/2: cup flaked coconut

Orange-Coconut Filling

1/4: cup sugar

2: teaspoons cornstarch

1/3: cup water

1: teaspoon grated orange peel

2: teaspoons orange juice

2: tablespoons flaked coconut

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans.
2 To make orange-coconut filling, in small microwavable bowl, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1/3 cup water. Stir in orange peel and orange juice. Microwave uncovered on High about 1 minute or until mixture thickens and boils; stir. Microwave 30 seconds longer, stirring every 15 seconds. Stir in 2 tablespoons coconut; cool.
3 Fill cake layers with orange-coconut filling. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut over top. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

In the southern U.S., ambrosia cake is extremely popular. If you're offered cake in the South without your host mentioning the flavor, take delight; it will likely be ambrosia cake!

If you love the warm, nutty flavor of toasted coconut, you can toast it before sprinkling on top. To toast coconut, sprinkle it in an ungreased heavy skillet and cook over medium-low heat 6 to 14 minutes, stirring frequently until browning begins, then stirring constantly until golden brown.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 370
Calories from Fat: 140),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 15g; 15%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 2g 2% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 320mg; 320%;
Total Carbohydrate: 55g; 55%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 38g 38% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 9/11/2007 9:43:49 AM REPORT ABUSE janedoe770 said:

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My family and I really enjoyed this recipe. I will definitly make it again, but the next time I do, I''d like to incorporate more fruit to it. (Maybe strawberries inside and on top; and after that, I''d try it as achocolate cake with chocolate frosting, toasted coconut andblackberries). The only complaints I had were that I needed to remake the filling twice because the recipe didn''t give a very accurate thickening time. (adding about 45 seconds to the first time -or until it was satisfactorily thickened- and 25 seconds to both of the next turns in the microwave.) and that it left us desiring more fruit.I thought that this recipe was definately improved by the coconut being toasted, and it''s excellentwith a little ice cream on the side; we alsopreferred it chilled much more than right after the first cooling.

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Posted 1/15/2007 10:12:10 AM REPORT ABUSE Lupe said:

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This cake was tasty, I loved the coconut. It was a little dry but overall it was GOOD! I would make it again.

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Posted 1/25/2006 10:31:02 AM REPORT ABUSE jsmfculver said:

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This cake is the favorite in my home...and i get requests for it at family gatherings... everyone just loves it! I have also turned it into a three layer cake and it gets more of the filling in the picture...it is a good variation... plus i have some who dont care for the coconut and so i remove it from the filling recipe and then put a bowl of coconut out for the others to sprinkle on their own pieces... it works out great!!! This recipe is a wonderful find. It will stay in my cookbook for years to come.

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