Pineapple Sunshine Cake
Pineapple Sunshine Cake – A light and fluffy pineapple-infused cake, topped with a sweet and creamy whipped cream frosting. This cake is always a crowd pleaser!
Today’s recipe is simple, easy, and delicious, y’all. I wanted to share it with you before the weekend because this would be the perfect, easy addition to your Easter spread.
I got this recipe from one of the lovely ladies I used to work with when we were living in Kansas. Let me tell ya, my midwestern friends are some UH-mazing cooks!
I always say that southern food is my comfort food, but ya know what? Kansas girls… now they know how to make some good food!
I love to make this Sunshine Cake for Easter or summer barbecues and it NEVER lasts for long. When I made it earlier this week, my son snuck a piece from the corner before I was able to photograph it.
He came running to me and said, “Mama! That cake is the best in the whole world!”
It was hard to be mad at him for cake-thievery with a sweet comment like that. He must be learning how to butter me up.
Have a wonderful Easter y’all!
Recipe: Pineapple Sunshine Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil, (I used vegetable oil)
- 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice
Frosting:
- 1 (8 oz) container whipped topping, thawed
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
- 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and 1 can of crushed pineapple with the juice. Mix well.
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a medium sized bowl, fold together whipped topping, box of vanilla pudding, and 1 can crushed pineapple with the juice. Spread over the top of cooled cake. Enjoy!
Notes
If you like this Pineapple Sunshine Cake, then you might also like:
Skinny Chocolate Cake
I am going to make this cake today. it is so easy to make and the easy on the budget to make this luscious cake. I think it would b great for reunions and weddings and anytime family get together. thanks so much for sharing this . I am making this for my bf. have a nice day. 🙂
So many reasons to love this cake! So glad you’re enjoying it, Kathy!
I’m in Australia and would love to try your gorgeous cake!! We dont have Cool Whip here but i was windering if i could just replace that with whipped cream?
Ashlyn, I made this cake before and it collapsed in the middle but I mixed it with a electric mixer. Do you hand mix the ingredients?
Hi Martha, I’m sorry your cake fell. I’ve made it both ways before but most of the time I just use a spoon to make it easier. Maybe it was overbeaten? I know that can lead to cakes collapsing. Let me know if you try it again and try hand mixing and how it turns out.
This was delicious! I used a pineapple cake mix. Coworkers loved it. The topping is so light. Thanks for this fail proof recipe.
So glad all of y’all enjoyed it, Penny! 🙂
What size of puddings mixx
Hi Alice, it’s the small box. I think about 3 oz.
Hi Ashland, I wanted to know if I add pudding to the cake mix and use only 3 eggs would that work? I want to make this delicious bit of sunshine for my family 4th of July celebration.
Hi Talicia, I have never made it that way, so I can’t tell you for sure. Let me know if you give it a try!
Hello! Could we make cupcakes from this? Any adjustments? Thanks!
Hi! You could definitely make these into cupcakes! Another reader did the same and said they were great. I don’t think you need to make any adjustments except maybe reducing the cooking time slightly. Enjoy!
Could you make it into a round cake? Bundt cake?
Hi Michelle! I know others have had success making this as a layer cake. I’ve never tried a bundt before, though. Let me know if you give it a try. 🙂
I know I’m late seeing and commenting on this, but I saw a link on Facebook a couple of weeks ago and it looked marvelous. Unfortunately I have Celiac Disease and can’t have flour anymore. I couldn’t get it out of my mind and decided to try a gluten-free version. I made the recipe exactly as written except I substituted the regular yellow cake mix with King Arthur Gluten-free Yellow Cake mix. Since I’m usually not a fan of gluten-free cake mixes I wasn’t sure if it would even be edible. I was also skeptical because baking gluten-free is tricky and sometimes there is a reason for the ingredients they say to add. It tastes GREAT! It was so good even my husband who eats gluten-FULL desserts can’t get enough of it and told me to put this one in a “keeper” file.
I am so glad to hear that this worked out well with the gluten free mix, Dee! I’m so glad that you are able to enjoy this! Thank you for letting me know!
I used 1 buttered pecan box same rest ingredients and put some chopped pecans in the frosting and then on top was some pineapple and pecans and it is LOVED by all!
YUM!! That sounds delicious!
Do you beat the cake with a mixer or just mix with a spoon?
I used my Kitchen Aid Mixer and it turned out fabulous!!!
Hi Karen, I’ve used both!
Did you bake the cake in a glass dish?
Hi Lisa, yes I did. A glass pyrex dish.
This recipe seems easy and the cake looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it… But I had a question, as far as the pudding… Do you prepare the pudding with milk like your supposed to or not?
Hi Debra! You just need to mix the pudding powder with the whipped topping and the pineapple with the juice, no milk. I find that the juice from the pineapple provides enough moisture to make the frosting without needing any milk. Hope you enjoy the cake!
Awesome thanks for your help’
Of course!
Am i suppose to make cake mix as is and put the ingredients? And am i suppose to make the pudding as the box says and still add all other ingredients?
Hi Ashley, you don’t need to follow directions on the box for the cake mix or the pudding. Just mix the cake mix together with the eggs, oil, and pineapple as it’s listed in the recipe. Same for the pudding: just mix the pudding powder with the pineapple and whipped topping. Hope that helps!
This cake is so moist, My family loves it.
So glad to hear that y’all enjoy this, Barb!
I have made this cake for years. Mine is called a “Pig Lickin’ Cake”. It is also called a Pea Pickin’ Cake. Very good.
Love those names for it!
I guess the best thing to do is store this in the frig?
Hi Karen, yes that is how I store it.