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
My go to pineapple upside down cake recipe! Love this! With your version, it’s close to what my mama used to make called a pig pickin cake. It was exactly your recipe except you add a can of mandarin oranges to the batter. I always set some pineapple and oranges to the side to use for decoration too 🙂
Is the pudding put in the whipped topping dry or do you make it according to package directions?
It goes in dry!
Absolutely love this recipe and I am sharing it on my new blog. I wanted to give credit where credit is due. I don’t think the topping turned out like yours but it was divine. Have a wonderful Day
Do you refrigerate after completing
Yes, I usually do!
I love pineapple in cakes, but this has to be one of the best I’ve tried. Everyone loved it!
Love this cake! It’s so easy to make.
What size can of pineapple and box of pudding?
Such a delicious dessert but really easy to make!
I love pineapple desserts – they are so light and fresh. This looks delicious.
What a perfect cake! The texture is so fluffy, and that pineapple flavor is divine. Can’t wait to make it again!
I haven’t even been thinking about what to make for Easter! This really does look like a great addition. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I made for the first time.
Was delicious!
I add and sprinkle shredded coconut to the topping ❤
And add cherries for decoration.
Thank you for sharing the recipe.
This is my 6 year old grandsons favorite cake! I’m making it for him tonight just as a treat! He requests it every birthday&holiday as well!! Thanks!its delicious!
Can this be made in two smaller pans
Yes!
I made this minus the topping and it was fabulous!! Very moist
I am making this for guests and was wondering if I need to wait to put the frosting on until we are ready to eat it or does is hold up well if I put it on and the refrigerate the cake until we are ready to eat? I am new at baking and am unsure.
You can refrigerate it until you’re ready to eat.
Delicious and easy
Amazing!!!! I used the pineapple box cake mix and added coconut. This was one of the tastiest cakes I’ve made! Thank you for sharing!
Why does my cake always fall in the middle. The cake is delicious, but falls everytime l bake it. Help!
do you have a gas oven? I do and my cakes don’t cook in the middle.