Coconut Cake of Hawaii

I first had this cake at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki.  Wow, it was fresh and light and luscious.  It was our wedding anniversary, which made it even more special.  Apparently it has been the signature cake at the hotel for years.  I don't make the cake from scratch, I just use a pre-made sponge cake, usually from Woolworths.

Method:

Take a pre-made sponge and cut into 3 layers.

Whip aprox 3 cups of cream to soft peaks,  add coconut essence and icing sugar to taste.

Layer cake with some of the cream, then ice the cake with the rest of the cream.

Sprinke with coconut flakes.

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Mojito in a cake

The Mojito Genoise was a Lorraine Pascale episode on Australian Masterchef.  She really is a genius when it comes to cakes.  

I have adapted it to the Woollies sponge cake, as I really did not have the time to make it all from scratch.  So this recipie is for the syrup and icing only.  Check out Masterchef it you want to get the whole recipie, and good luck!  It tastes of lime and coconut and rum - what could be better?
The original cake has praline only on the side, but I found there is enough to do the top as well, and it looks better than the original top.