Buttery Pineapple Coconut Sheet Cake Recipes

PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch square pans.
• 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, 1 at a time, into butter mixture, beating well until each egg is fully incorporated.
• 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.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• 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.
• Place 1 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.

BUTTERY PINEAPPLE & COCONUT SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Drain the pineapple and reserve the juice.
• 2. Prepare the cake mix as directed on the package, then fold in the drained pineapple
• 3. Bake cake in a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch pan, following the directions on the package.
• 4. When done, remove cake from oven and pierce the top with a fork. pur the reserved pineapple juice over the cake.
• 5. For the frosting, cook the butter, sugar and milk in a saucepan over low heat 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the coconut and pecans.
• 6. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.

PINEAPPLE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cake ingredients; beat until smooth. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Cool. , For icing, in a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cake and sprinkle with nuts.

GOOEY COCONUT PINEAPPLE BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan.
• For the cake: In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well. Pat into bottom of prepared pan and set aside.
• For filling: Still using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Dump in confectioners' sugar and beat well. Reduce the speed and slowly pour in butter. Mix well. Fold in coconut and pineapple.
• Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
• Don't be afraid to make a judgement call on the cooking time, because oven temperatures can vary. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don't bake it past that point.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares.

COCONUT PINEAPPLE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously butter a 3-quart Bundt pan; dust the pan with flour, shaking out any excess.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the flour with 2 cups of the flaked coconut, the pineapple, and walnuts; set aside.
• Whisk together the remaining 2 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and crème de cacao. Alternately stir in batches of the flour and 1 cup of the coconut milk, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. Fold in the coconut-pineapple-nut mixture. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and use a rubber spatula to smooth the top.
• Bake until the top is golden brown and a tester inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack; cool completely.
• While the cake cools, place the remaining cup of flaked coconut on a baking sheet, and toast in the oven for 5 to 6 minutes, until golden brown.
• To make the glaze, whisk the confectioners' sugar, pine-apple juice, and remaining 2 tablespoons coconut milk in a medium bowl to blend. Spoon the glaze over the cooled cake, then garnish with toasted flaked coconut. Allow the glaze to set for at least 15 minutes before serving.

COCONUT CAKE WITH CRUSHED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter three 9-inch round cake pans and dust lightly with flour.
• Prepare cake: Stir flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and melted butter until just combined. Add sour cream, vanilla and coconut extracts, undrained pineapple and coconut; stir until combined. Divide batter evenly into the three prepared pans.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in the middle of a layer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans on wire racks about 10 minutes. Turn layers out onto the racks and cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Prepare the buttercream frosting: Beat butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy and lighter in color. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon cream; beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. When the sugar is fully incorporated, add vanilla, salt, 1 additional cup of powdered sugar, and 1 more tablespoon cream; beat for about 2 minutes. Beat in the remaining powdered sugar. If the frosting is too stiff, add a few drops of cream and stir again. Repeat until the desired consistency is reached.
• Prepare the filling: Remove 1 cup of the frosting and place in a medium mixing bowl. Add drained, crushed pineapple and stir. Add a few drops of reserved pineapple juice if the mixture is too stiff.
• To assemble: place one cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread 1/2 of the filling on top of the first layer. Put the second layer in place and spread the remaining filling on it. Place the third layer on the top and spread the remaining buttercream frosting on the top and sides of the cake. Garnish the top of the cake with flaked coconut, and add drained pineapple tidbits as desired.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Separate pineapple rings and juice. Chop enough rings to fill a 1/4 cup measure. Pour 1/4 cup juice into a small bowl. Set aside remaining rings.
• Melt butter for caramel in a small saucepan. Add brown sugar, whipped topping, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and bring to a boil. Pour caramel into a 9-inch round glass cake pan, coating the bottom evenly. Arrange pineapple rings over top, slicing them if desired. Set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in another bowl. Gradually add flour mixture and mix until it resembles a coarse pastry dough. Add eggs; mix thoroughly. Stir in coconut milk, pineapple chunks and reserved juice, and vanilla extract. Stir in grated coconut. Carefully pour batter over the glazed pan.
• Place the cake pan on top of a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.