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Riverview Jr. High #4
By GP | May 20, 2010
It all came down to this…..one point! And we never could break up second place so we awarded two prizes there. You might think this judging is all fun and games but we took it pretty serious. We had to revisit a couple of dishes. Along the way if a team of judges saw something that looked pretty outstanding, the other teams of judges were ushered over to have a look incase we needed to debate the tie breakers.
After the dishes were judged the youth teams went out and sold their fair to the hungry folks and neighboring high school that showed up for lunch.
Then it was into the auditorium for the announcement of winners.
And now the much anticipated COSTUME AWARD. While their Koopa Subs- Italian Meatball Sandwich, Sourdough Rolls, The Super Mushrooms and PRINCESS Peach Shortcake missed out by a couple of points……..how do you loose completely when a Gorilla and guy in a pink dress show up with the vittles?
Complete Dutch: (scored high points in all areas of the contest)
Team 65- Kalua Pork, Hawaiian Sticky Rice, Island Brownies, and Pacific Cool Breeze Sherbet and yes…they did the ice cream in a Dutch oven. (Sorry didn’t get a photo)
Best Dessert: Team 67- Pina Colada Cake
Pina Colada Cake
12 Inch Dutch oven
Cake
3 ¾ cups all purpose flour
1 ¾ oz box vanilla instant pudding
1 Tbs. baking powder
2 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup + 2 Tbs. butter; softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 ½ tsp. grated orange zest
2 2/3 cup sugar
5 egg yolks; room temperature
1 ¼ cup pineapple juice
1 ¼ cup water
8 egg whites; room temperature
½ tsp. cream of tartar
Glaze
½ cup pineapple juice
½ cup coconut milk
½ cup Captain Morgan’s spiced dark rum
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Frosting
8 oz cream cheese; softened
½ cup butter; softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¾ tsp. coconut extract
2 16 oz. boxes powdered sugar
2 Tbs. Captain Morgan’s spiced dark rum
½ cup crushed pineapple; well drained
12 oz. flaked coconut
Prepare cake batter: Sift together flour; pudding, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large mixing bowl beat butter, vanilla, and orange zest until soft. Gradually mix in 2 cups sugar until light. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Combine pineapple juice and water in a measuring cup. Alternately mix dry and wet ingredients into the butter and egg yolk mixture starting and ending with dry ingredients. DO NOT overbeat the batter. In a separate bowl whip egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually mix in the remaining 2/3 cup sugar and continue beating until stiff but not dry. Gently fold egg whites into batter one at a time. Batter will be thick.
Grease the bottom and sides of a 12” Dutch oven. Pour batter into Dutch oven and spread evenly to sides. Bake using 10-12 coals bottom and 14-16 coals top until lightly golden and top spring back when touched, about 90 minutes. For best results rotate oven and lid 90 degrees in opposite directions ever 15 minutes while baking. Allow cake to cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert cake onto a rack and finish cooling. Cut cake in half horizontally. Separate halves. Place in icebox until chilled.
Prepare Glaze: Bring pineapple juice, coconut milk, run, and powdered sugar to boil over medium to high heat stirring constantly. Reduce heat and continue to simmer for 10 minutes stirring constantly until mixture thickens slightly. Be careful not to burn! Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
Prepare frosting: In a large bowl cream together cream cheese, butter, vanilla, coconut extract, and rum. Slowly mix in powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Transfer 1 cup frosting to another bowl and stir in pineapple.
Assemble cake: Brush all of the glaze over the cut sides of both halves of cake. Set one cake layer on a place cut side face up. Spread with pineapple frosting. Top with second layer, cut side down. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Press coconut into frosting on top and sides of cake. Return to icebox and chill for 1 hour. Garnish with whipped cream and sliced strawberries.
And the winners are……Tune in tomorrow for the recipes!
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