Components:
- General Vanilla Cake, baked and cooled, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1 1/4 cups chopped dried pineapple
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup cream of coconut
- 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Pinch of salt
- 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup cream of coconut
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes, toasted
- 1/4 cup chopped dried pineapple
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for the pans
- 3 cups all-motive flour, plus extra for the pans
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 wide eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup heavy cream