Hawaiian Pineapple Cake Recipes

HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour the melted butter into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the butter.
• Arrange 8 pineapple rings in two rows in the baking dish.
• Sprinkle the macadamia nuts, half of the flaked coconut, and 2 chopped pineapple slices between the rows of pineapple rings.
• Place a maraschino cherry in each pineapple ring, then scatter the remaining cherries over the coconut mixture. Set baking dish aside.
• Whisk together the pineapple juice, coconut water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the mashed banana, yellow cake mix, and remaining flaked coconut until well blended.
• Slowly pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then run a paring knife between the cake and the edge of the pan.
• Cover the cake pan with a large serving plate, and invert it to tip the cake out of the pan and onto the plate with the pineapple slices showing.

HAWAIIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cake tests done; cool completely. , In a large bowl, combine milk and pudding mixes; beat in cream cheese until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over cooled cake. Top with the pineapple, cherries, coconut and walnuts. Store in the refrigerator.

HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE PUDDING CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make cake batter according to package directions adding in the vegetable oil, eggs, and using pineapple juice reserved from crushed pineapple in place of water.
• Pour into two greased 9 x 13 pans or one greased 18 x 12 jelly roll pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the pudding mixes, milk, and coconut extract; beat for 2 minutes.
• Add softened cream cheese and beat well to smooth out all bumps, and then gently stir in pineapple with a spoon.
• Spread pudding mixture over cooled cake.
• Mix together whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until thick.
• Spread this over the pudding layer.
• To toast the coconut, spread it on a cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 5 to 10 minutes until barely browned.
• Sprinkle cooled coconut over the top of the cake.
• Chill cake for about 2 hours or until ready to serve.