Caramelized Pineapple Tropical Loaf ~ #TheCakeSliceBakers

This Caramelized Pineapple Tropical Loaf cake packs quite the punch of flavor. Caramelizing

the pineapple enhances its sweetness and concentrates the flavor, the rums takes it up a notch, 

and the toasted coconut adds a wonderful nuttiness and a hint of  crunch.

Hawaiian Raincoast Crisps - #CreativeCookieExchange

This time of the year many people in the Northern Hemisphere are looking to get away from the dark and relentless winter.  It has been many years since I experienced a true winter, but I remember quite well the feeling of it being bitterly cold and needing to go somewhere that the sun was shining at full strength to thaw out for a while.  Not everyone has the luxury of being able to do this so maybe some tropical treats will hit the spot. This month the #CreativeCookieExchange is taking us all on a virtual tropical vacation via cookies. It is true that a taste of a food can transport us to another time, so why not a tropical island getaway?