New Year's Day Cake

Ingredients

• 1 package white or yellow cake mix, regular size
  
• 1-1/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
  
• 1/2 cup canola oil
  
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
  
• filling:
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  
• 2 large egg yolks
  
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
  
• 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
  
• 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted
  
• frosting:
  
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
  
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  
• 2 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
  
• Additional chopped macadamia nuts, optional
  

Directions

[*]Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix, pineapple juice, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into three greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans.


[*]Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely



[*]For filling, combine sugar and flour in a large saucepan. Whisk in egg yolks, butter and pineapple until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Reserve 1/3 cup pineapple mixture for frosting; gently stir nuts into remaining pineapple mixture.


[*]Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the filling. Repeat. Top with remaining cake layer.


[*]For frosting, cream butter, confectioners' sugar, reserved pineapple mixture and enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. Spread over top and sides of cake. If desired, chop and toast additional nuts; sprinkle on top and around bottom of cake.