Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake:
- 1 box Duncan Hines coconut supreme cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 cup water
- 1 (20 oz) can of crushed pineapple (leave the juice)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
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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!
Made with moist coconut cake, pineapple curd filling, and luscious coconut buttercream frosting, this cake will be the talk of your summer parties. I never really liked coconut cake as a kid. This pineapple and coconut cake is an absolute winner - it's sweet and sticky but so easy to make. Sift in the flour, bicarbonate soda and a pinch of sea salt and fold through, then mix in the coconut and pineapple. This coconut cake is just one of my Granny's famous dishes.
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