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Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

Carolina925 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:16 GMT

Got this off FB a while back and finally made it yesterday. It's so good! Shared it with some friends and they all raved about it (hoping they weren't just being nice but I thought it was unexpectedly good.)

2 c all purpose flour

2 c sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

pinch salt

1 - 20 oz can crushed pineapple (undrained) in its own juice (not syrup)

1 c chopped nuts, optional

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/2 c butter

1 - 8 oz block cream cheese, softened

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 c confectioners sugar

coconut for garnish

Mix all of cake ingredients in a bowl. Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish; bake at 350 for 40 minutes until top is golden brown.

Frosting:

Beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla together until creamy. Gradually mix in confectioners sugar. Frost cake with frosting while still warm (not right out of the oven but I let mine sit about 20 minutes). Sprinkle with more chopped nuts and coconut.

I let mine totally cool before cutting, the batter is really soupy so the cake was crumbly when warm. Chilling it made it much easier to cut. I used pecans; macadamias would have been good but a lot more expensive than pecans. Always have pecans in my freezer, so I used the cup in the batter and another cup on top.

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:48:59 GMT

This looks good and might be a nice change from carrot cake. Thanks!

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

cheriere — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:47:01 GMT

@Carolina925

Ooh, this sounds DELICIOUS!!!😋❤️

I copied the recipe. Hopefully, after my mouth has healed up I'll be able to enjoy this cake! It does sound like a great dessert to make for the holidays too.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us.❤️ 🍍🍍🍍

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

KittySoftPaws — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:50:27 GMT

I was just in Hawaii in June and picked up a piece of "Hawaiian Pineapple Cake" at a local market there. I was blown away with how good and moist it was. Have been hankering for it since, but had no idea how to make it. Thissure sounds like it ot me. I am writing it down and making it. Thanks!

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

simplyfriends — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:59:22 GMT

@Carolina925 this sounds so good. I will definitely copy it. I wish you had a photo!

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

rockygems123 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:09:33 GMT

@Carolina925 @simplyfriends

This might be it?

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

cheriere — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:17:55 GMT

@rockygems123

Oh my! That looks sooo good to me...especially right now lol! Thanks for the recipe and posting the picture. It really helps me when baking to know what something is supposed to look like. 😃❤️❤️

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

simplyfriends — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:25:12 GMT

@rockygems123 thanks for posting the photo!!

My mom use to make pineapple upside down cake with cherries. It was so moist and delicious.

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

cheriere — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:40:35 GMT

@simplyfriends wrote:
@rockygems123 thanks for posting the photo!!

My mom use to make pineapple upside down cake with cherries. It was so moist and delicious.

Mine too! It's still a favorite of mine.😃❤️

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

SloopJohnB — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:40:30 GMT

@Carolina925 Yum, just the name sounds delicious. Will have to try it. Thanks for sharing. 😋🍍🍰

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

FastDogWalker2 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:50:51 GMT

Oh my- sounds 😋

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

luvzchiz — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:55:00 GMT

@Carolina925 Yum. I'm going to make this once the weather gets cooler.

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

Carolina925 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:21:24 GMT

@rockygems123 , this is it! I sprinkled coconut on top. The recipe said to use it as garnish on the icing but it may have been good to add it to the batter, also.

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

rockygems123 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:45:10 GMT

@Carolina925 wrote:
@rockygems123 , this is it! I sprinkled coconut on top. The recipe said to use it as garnish on the icing but it may have been good to add it to the batter, also.

@Carolina925

Oh great! And wonderful that you added cocounut, I was thinking the same thing. We have a Hawaiaan / Japanese restaurant in town and love their cake, I think it is this one with the coconut you add! Yum, can't wait to try.

And trying to get my son to pick that place for his birthday dinner this weekend lol.

Re: Hawaiian Pineapple Cake

jannabelle1 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:46:33 GMT

I have this recipe although I'm not sure where I got it. I've made it several times but make half the recipe in an 8x8 pan. It's delicious - very moist. I don't normally make an icing for it, just serve it with a dollop of Cool Whip or Redi-Whip. It's an easy recipe to cut down for those of us with smaller households.