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
This will be my second time making this cake, plus I shared it with Linda, my night nurse, who was going to make it for her father’s 86th birthday. Today’s cake is for my Physical Therapy group as a Thank you. I think they are going to like it! There are never any leftovers.
This cake is super easy to make. Everyone who has had it always requests it for their birthday. I have one in the oven right now for my coworker’s birthday lunch tomorrow. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I made this cake for my moms birthday and she absolutely loved it!!! I recommend making this it was super easy to make!! I definitely will make this again! Thank you!!
Do you mix the pudding up or just add the powder
Just mix the powder right into the Cool Whip.
My husband and his friends all just love
when I make Pineapple Sunshine cake.
Someone asked me to save them a piece and I just laugh at him. There is never leftovers.
I accidently got a lemon cake mix and used it they liked it even more. Thank You!
Haha love to hear that! And the lemon cake mix sounds like a delicious variation!
Recipe call for instant pudding, I noticed someone ask if they should cook the pudding, Instant does not require cooking. Just a heads up , Very good , enjoy
I hope this is not a silly question but do you cook/make the pudding or just mix the powder in the cool whip?
Thanks in advance
Just mix the powder straight into the Cool Whip.
This is definitely the most requested Birthday cake. Everybody loves it.
I add chopped strawberries in the middle also and decorate the top with more strawberries.
Wish I could post pic.
Can this go in a round cake pan and be layered? Or will the recipe need to be adjusted
I used 2 round cake pans and layered and it turned out amazing. No adjustments needed.
This is a dream cake and so easy to make and absolutely delicious!! It’s amazing
Love it and so quick and easy to make.
Made it for Mother’s Day Brunch. Everyone loved it (not one drop leftover). Definitely going to be a family favorite
This cake was so good I want to make it again this weekend, but I only have a box of yellow butter cake mix now. It calls for water, butter and eggs. Can I use this instead of the regular (oil) cake mix? Just leave out the water, like this recipe does? Thank you!!
I love this cake
made this today , easy to whip up and delicious! will make again
Making pineapple sunshine right now. Have the cake in the oven. Will let you know how it comes out! But I know it’s gonna be Delicious….
Thanks
And I’m making it again!! ❤ even in this heatwave.
Got to have Pineapple Sunshine cake at least once a week.
Sounds great.. next on my list to make.. love pineapple
Should i keep it refrigerated once its made
Hi! Can this be made the day before and refrigerated?
Yes!
Great cake! I have used either mandarin oranges or can peaches in the batter as a substitute. The peaches and pineapple are my favorite combination.