Luxurious Angel Food Ambrosia Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 16 ounces vanilla frosting
• 8 ounces cream cheese frosting
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest (half the orange)
• 1 angel food cake (pre-made storebought)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained and cut into quarters
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

1. 1

   PINEAPPLE CURD: Bring juice from canned pineapple to boil. Whisk together eggs, yolk, and sugar in medium bowl. Add to pineapple juice, whisking continuously over medium heat until it becomes thick (3-4 minutes). Take off heat, stir in butter and salt. Pour in small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. 2

   CAKE: Slice cake horizontally into 3 even layers.

3. 3

   In a mixing bowl, add vanilla frosting, orange juice and orange zest; stir to combine. Place bottom layer of cake on platter, spread 1/2 of orange frosting on bottom layer, top with mandarin oranges.

4. 4

   Place another layer of cake on top, spread pineapple curd over this layer and top with 4 slices of pineapple rings cut in 1/2.

5. 5

   Add third layer of cake, frost all around the sides with rest of orange frosting. Frost top with cream cheese frosting.

6. 6

   Layer 4 pineapple rings on top, cut into 1/4 and second can of mandarin oranges.Press toasted coconut into sides and on top of cake.