Ohhh this one lives up to the name 🍍🥥✨
Soft cake, juicy pineapple, fluffy coconut topping — total crowd-pleaser.
🍍🥥 Pineapple Coconut Dream Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box yellow cake mix (or white cake)
- Ingredients listed on box (eggs, oil, water)
Pineapple Layer
- 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix
Creamy Topping
- 1 tub (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Bake the cake
- Prepare and bake cake in a 9×13 pan according to box directions.
- Let cake cool slightly but keep it warm.
- Make pineapple filling
- In a saucepan, combine crushed pineapple (with juice) and sugar.
- Bring to a boil.
- Stir in pudding mix and cook 1–2 minutes until thick.
- Soak the cake
- Poke holes all over cake with a fork or wooden spoon handle.
- Pour hot pineapple mixture evenly over cake.
- Let it soak in completely.
- Add topping
- Once cake is fully cooled, spread whipped topping over the top.
- Sprinkle with shredded coconut.
- Chill
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours (overnight is even better).
🔥 Pro Tips
- Toast the coconut for extra flavor and crunch.
- For more coconut flavor, add ½ tsp coconut extract to whipped topping.
- Best served cold.
Variations
- 🍒 Add maraschino cherries on top
- 🧀 Use cream cheese + whipped topping for a richer frosting
- 🍋 Add lemon zest to pineapple layer for brightness
- 🥥 Use coconut pudding instead of vanilla
If you want, I can also share:
- Homemade (no cake mix) version
- Pineapple coconut poke cupcakes
- No-bake pineapple coconut dessert
- Lighter version with less sugar
Just say the word 😄
