Indulge in a Tropical Delight: Pineapple Coconut Cake!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
16

Ingredients

  • ¾cupunsalted butter, at room temperature

  • ½cupvegetable oil

  • 2cupswhite sugar

  • 2teaspoonscoconut extract

  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract

  • 4largeeggs

  • 3cupsself-rising flour

  • 1cupunsweetened coconut milk

  • ½cuppineapple juice

  • ¼cupconfectioners’ sugar, or more as needed

  • ¼cuppineapple juice

  • 1cupunsalted butter, softened

  • 1teaspooncoconut extract

  • ¼cupshredded coconut

  • 1(20-ounce) cancrushed pineapple, drained

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch square pans.

  2. Make the cake: Beat 3/4 cup butter in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly drizzle oil into creamed butter while continuing to beat butter until mixture is smooth. Beat white sugar, 1 cup at a time, into butter mixture until incorporated. Add 2 teaspoons coconut extract and vanilla extract; mix well. Beat eggs, one at a time, into butter mixture, beating well until each egg is fully incorporated.

  3. Mix flour, alternating with coconut milk, into butter mixture, ending with flour until batter is just mixed. Mix 1/2 cup pineapple juice into batter. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.

  5. Make the icing: Mix confectioners’ sugar and 1/4 cup pineapple juice together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Beat 1 cup butter into sugar mixture until light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon coconut extract; beat until icing is smooth, adding more confectioners’ sugar until desired consistency is reached.

  6. Place one cake on a serving platter and top with a layer of icing. Place second cake over icing layer. Cover entire cake with remaining icing. Dust sides of cake with shredded coconut and top with crushed pineapple.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe16
Calories506
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
32g
41%
Saturated Fat
17g
86%
Cholesterol
100mg
33%
Sodium
324mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
53g
19%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Total Sugars
34g
Protein
5g
9%
Vitamin C
5mg
5%
Calcium
101mg
8%
Iron
2mg
11%
Potassium
147mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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