The theme this month is Tropical March. I immediately went to pineapple and coconut as most of you would but wanted something different. Then I started thinking of cocktails and started to conjure up images of little umbrellas coming out of the drinks that I have seen poolside.
Hmmm, there are Pina Coladas that I love and daiquiris of all flavors but then it came to me A BLUE HAWAIIAN BUNDT CAKE!!! Sure why not! That is crazy enough to work I thought.
Get all the flavors of a Blue Hawaiian cocktail in a cake and then top it with a big layer of fluffy coconut seven-minute frosting. I had visions of Elvis in his white pantsuit holding a piece of my cake. WOW, my mind went nuts with this!!
Anyway, so much fun, that’s what creating is all about. This cake turned out to be fabulous. I had never baked a blue cake before so I was anxious to frost and finally cut into it.
It was so moist and flavorful, I got rave reviews!! Enjoy!!!
Blue Hawaiian Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. coconut extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup Blue Curacoa
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1/4 pineapple juice
- Blue food coloring
Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 cup coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a large bowl of a standup mixer with a paddle attachment blend butter and sugar together for 2 min. on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and coconut extract and blend. Mix flour with the salt and baking powder and add to the mixture along with the sour cream. Beat for 2 min. scraping down the bowl often.
- Stir in Blue Curacoa, rum, and pineapple juice. Add blue food coloring to the desired color.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan.
- Bake for 45-50min. or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely in pan. Invert onto a serving platter.
- For the frosting add the sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler or metal bowl. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute.
- Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan.
- Beat constantly on high speed with an electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in coconut extract.
- Fold in coconut and ice cake.
Nutrition
Frosting recipe adapted from Paula Dean
Here is the amazing lineup for this #BundtaMonth, check them all out!!
Bananas Foster Bundt by Anita from Hungry Couple
Blue Hawaiian Bundt Cake by Tara from Noshing With The Nolands
Chocolate Bundt With Coconut Cream Cheese Filling by Karen from In The Kitchen With KP
Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake by Kim from Cravings Of A Lunatic
Coconut Bundt Cake by Holly from A Baker’s House
Hummingbird Bundt Cake by Heather from Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
Hummingbird Bundt Cake by Jennie from The Messy Baker Blog
Lime Glazed Bundt Cake by Carrie from Poet In The Pantry
Mini Pineapple Bundt Cakes with White Chocolate Ganache by Alice from Hip Foodie Mom
Pina Colada Bundt Cake by Renee from Magnolia Days
Pineapple Bundt with Kuih Tat Filling by Stacy from Food Lust People Love
Strawberry and Banana Bundt Cake by Veronica from My Catholic Kitchen
Vanilla Orange Bundt Cake with a Hint of Coconut by Laura from The Spiced Life
Comments & Reviews
Kate@Diethood says
WOW! My gosh, Tara, I LOVE that color! What a beautiful cake!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Kate!!
Kate@Diethood says
WOW! My gosh, Tara, I LOVE that color! What a beautiful cake!
Laura says
This is absolutely wild! Love it! And love the photo at the top, you did a great job with the plates, napkin, etc.
Noshing with the Nolands says
It is wild, I admit, brain went on over drive for that one!! Thanks for coming over Laura!!
Stacy says
I usually avoid blue drinks but I have to admit that is one beautiful Bundt! I also love the fluffy white frosting!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for coming over Stacy and thank you so much!!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
What a wonderful recipe and I am so loving the blue on the inside! This cake couldn’t be any more perfect!!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Jennifer!!
Lora @cakeduchess says
Super cool cake, Tara. You really had us all wondering w/your teaser…gorgeous color! I never had this drink but now I’d much rather have a slice of this beauty:)Thank you being a part of #BundtaMonth!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Lora, it was a fun cake to make!!
Kate | Food Babbles says
Whoa!! Look at that!! That is absolutely gorgeous. What an incredibly creative idea and I bet the flavor was incredible. Love that you were really thinking outside the box this month and came up with such an amazing cake.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks it was fun!! Elvis and I created that one!!
Holly says
This is definitely a cake just waiting for a party!! What fun and I love all the thought that went into it. Sounds like it tasted great too!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Holly, my neighbor absolutely loved it!! It was a good tasting cake!!
Hezzi-D says
I’ve made Blue Hawaiian cupcakes before and they are amazing. I love the flavors in this cake and I think it’s really neat that it looks all white until you cut into it. What a fun surprise!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much!!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ says
Oh my gosh, you’re such a great baker!!!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I am not a great baker but an experimenter. I was happy it turned out!!
Renee says
Oh what a fun cake Tara! I love seeing how people turn cocktails into cakes. What inspiration you had for this one.
Noshing with the Nolands says
It was a lot of fun Renee, I enjoyed doing this one very much!!
Nancy @ gottagetbaked says
Tara, this is so much fun! I love that you decided to go big and make your cake blue. It looks amazing – I can tell from the cut slice how incredibly moist it is inside. And the flavours – yum! Elvis would be extremely happy with this cake, as would I.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much, it was very moist and so full of flavor, thanks for coming over!!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says
That ombre inside is amazing! I´ve never had blue curacao, but with such a color it makes baking so much more fun Tara!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Paula, that was fun to make!!
Anita at Hungry Couple says
Wow! How can you not love a blue cake with a big cloud of frosting on it? Sign me up for this one!! 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Anita!!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
oh wow! what fun! and LOVE the bundt! You had visions of Elvis in his white pantsuit holding a piece of your cake?! How awesome is that?!
Noshing with the Nolands says
This was a fun cake to make!! LOL on Elvis!!
Carrie @ poet in the pantry says
I have been dying to see the inside of this ever since you posted that teaser! Nice job! I love cocktail-inspired baked goods. 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Carrie, didn’t know how it would look inside but I think it turned out pretty good. I know the flavor was amazing!!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
Wow, this is one beautiful blue cake. I love all of the flavors, especially that coconut frosting.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Jennie!
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious says
I love Blue Curacao! Fun cake!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Dorothy!!!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ says
Oh my gosh, you’re such a great baker!!!
The Ninja Baker says
LOL! Love your Blue Hawaiian, Tara. What a fantastic and delicious idea. My husband’s favorite color is blue (and Elvis officiated our Las Vegas wedding) so this would be a perfect anniversary cake. Thank you!
Noshing with the Nolands says
This would be a perfect anniversary cake for you!! Thanks so much for coming over!!