Post #703117 by Cammo on Thu, Dec 26, 2013 4:02 PM

Let's see if I can remember all the little details;

Preheat oven to 350.

Butter and dust with flour a large Bundt pan.

Ingredients:
1 yellow cake mix
1 small box instant Jello banana pudding
1 cup canola oil
4 eggs
1/4 cup medium-bodied Rum
1/4 cup Kahlua
1 cup milk

Mix all, gently at first and at medium speed for about 4 minutes. Separate about 1/3 of the batter, mix into it between 1/3 - 1/2 cup good Dutch cocoa. Put this aside.

Stir into the yellow batter:
1/2 cup small-diced pineapple and coconut if you like coconut.

Pour 1/2 the yellow batter into the Bundt pan. Pour the chocolate-ized batter on top, in the center of the first layer. Pour the rest of the yellow batter on top. Drag a knife through it in a circle, ONCE, to marblize it all.

Bake 50 minutes. Cool it by leaving on the oven rack with door open for about 15 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool for another 30 mins. or more. Turn out onto a serving platter, wait until it's at room temperature, and brush all over with:

2 tbsp. Orange Juice
2 tbsp. Cognac
About 1/2 cup - 1 cup powdered sugar, depending on how thick you want the glaze.

Or you can simply brush the orange/cognac on, and dust the top with the powdered sugar JUST before serving.

Recommendation: People basically ate this cake like starving wolverines even though they had just eaten an entire beef brisket, a full ham, and a deep-fried turkey, plus all the trimmings. The yellow cake/banana pudding base tastes nice and subtle and lends itself to experiments. The chocolate center is incredible; use good cocoa. This was also really easy and fast to make, despite my description...