Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
My grandma is known for making an amazing pineapple coconut cake for all holidays and family events. Today I am sharing this easy and delicious Nothing beats a tried and true family recipe! In the town I grew up in, my grandma is famous for this coconut pineapple cake.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake:
- Prepare Duncan Hines coconut supreme cake mix
- Prepare eggs
- Prepare butter, melted
- Get water
- Take can of crushed pineapple (leave the juice)
- Make ready brown sugar
- Get cornstarch
- Prepare butter, softened
- Make ready powdered sugar
- Get milk
- Make ready coconut extract
- Take salt
- Get sweetened shredded coconut
This Pineapple Coconut Cake Recipe is the most moist and delicious pineapple coconut cake perfected with a smooth, sweet and flavorful pineapple filling and topped with a creamy rich coconut buttercream making this Southern classic cake one for the ages! Grandmas Coconut Pineapple Cake - A Delicious Pineapple Coconut Cake. Add a splash of coconut and pineapple and it becomes a refreshing cake that tastes like a piña colada. We were having a luau at young women's and I thought that it would be awesome to have a Hawaiian dessert.
Steps to make Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake:
- Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour 3 9 inch cake pans
- In a stand mixer add cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and eggs. Mix for a minute on low and 3 minutes at medium speed. Batter should be thick and fluffy.
- Divide batter evenly between the 3 pans. Bake until top is golden and sides start to pull away from the pan, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely
- Add pineapple, brown sugar, and cornstarch to a saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes until pineapple has thickened. It should be a little less thick than jam. Chill in fridge for an hour
- Add softened butter to a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add coconut extract, milk, and salt. Beat at high speed for 2 minutes
- Toast coconut in a dry skillet for about 10 minutes stirring often until golden brown
- To assemble, place the first layer of cake on a plate and trim so there is a flat surface. Spread half the pineapple filling. Repeat with a second layer of cake and the remaining filling, and finish with the last cake layer. Frost top and sides with coconut frosting.
- Add toasted coconut all over top and sides. Pipe frosting around the edges if desired
- Enjoy!
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