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!

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
Your sunshine pineapple cake is delicious!!
Your pineapple sunshine cake is amazing!!!! My sons 27th birthday was yesterday. He loved it🎂😁🍨 Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I did use a vanilla zero sugar cake mix & zero sugar cool whip. All of the other ingredients stayed the same. Thanks again, Mary
Loved the sunshine cake, very flavorful and moist
Love the sunshine cake, so yummy!
Can I just use vanilla custard powder instead of pudding mix? Thanks
Just made for my sister’s 60th birthday. Everything was no sugar except for the whipped cream. It was so sweet and good! Everyone Loved it! And I can’t cook! Definitely will be making again. I think it will be a family favorite! Soo easy! Thanks for the best cake I have ever made!
I made this cake and it was wonderful!! I just made it again but I used zucchini pineapple that I canned. It was juts as good. This is my new favorite cake
The sunshine cake is absolutely delicious and so refreshing on a hot day love to make it because it doesn’t last long
This is one of our favorite cakes! Not only because it’s so easy but also delicious! I mean who doesn’t love pineapple
Hi! What’s the measurement of the instant pudding? I’m in Canada and the smallest pack I saw had 4 sleeves in it… thanks!
It’s a 3.4 oz package.