i have a coconut cake....

[jessiquina]

so i made a few coconut cakes at work. i was going to frost them with the reccomended (from ina garten) cream cheese frosting and mask the sides with coconut. simple. maybe too simple. then i thought of making it pina colada style. soaking the cake with rum syrup, garnishing with dried paper thin pineapple slices. but im stuck on the filling. pastry cream? pineapple curd? hmmm? and what about the frosting? french buttercream? rum flavored? got any ideas.. ? thanks!

[Erik]

I'd say definately pastry cream filling.

For the frosting, maybe something lighter like an italian meringue?

[greenawalt87]

Originally Posted by Erik

I'd say definately pastry cream filling.

For the frosting, maybe something lighter like an italian meringue?

make a coconut simple syrup and coat layers then a coconut or pinacolada mouse in the layers. top with the same garnish with toasted cocnut and candied pineapple bits

[jessiquina]

pina colada mousse sounds really good! i think i might possibly go wth the italian meringue .... thanks

[Miss Jane]

If you want to go really exotic, try a passionfruit buttercream. Beranbaum's Cake Bible has a good recipe. You make a passionfruit curd and mix it into buttercream. I use Italian Buttercream and make the curd with Boiron puree.