Piña Colada Cake

• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup cream of coconut
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 2 cups flaked coconut, toasted
• Garnishes: fresh strawberries, mango slices, red grapes

1. Beat 6 egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).
2. Whisk together 4 egg yolks, oil, 1/2 cup water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; set aside.
3. Stir together remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Fold in egg yolk mixture until blended; fold in egg white mixture. Pour batter into 2 lightly greased wax paper-lined 9-inch round cake pans.
4. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, cool on wire racks.
5. Stir together pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and light rum; brush over cake layers.
6. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and whipping cream until smooth. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Remove 1/2 cup frosting; reserve remaining frosting.
7. Stir pineapple into 1/2 cup frosting. Spread pineapple frosting between layers.
8. Stir dark rum into remaining frosting; reserve 1/2 cup rum frosting. Spread remaining rum frosting on top and sides of cake. Press coconut onto top and sides of cake.
9. Spoon reserved 1/2 cup rum frosting into a decorator bag with a star tip; pipe around top edge. Garnish, if desired.

eggs, egg whites, sugar, vegetable oil, water, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, light rum, butter, powdered sugar, whipping cream, pineapple, dark rum, flaked coconut, fresh strawberries

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pia-colada-cake (may not work)