Pineapple Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pineapple Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (no butter or oil), is a moist cake for any gathering. Serve with toasted coconut on top!
Friends, dessert this week is going to be fabulous! Have you tried my Pineapple Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting?
Pineapple Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
It’s been around for a long time! With or without coconut, this cake is moist and delicous! Optional to toast your coconut first. Refrigerate any leftovers (because of the cream cheese frosting). And are you interested in the beautiful gold and black flatware? You can check it out, HERE.
Pineapple cake with no butter or oil
It’s also a great recipe if you have friends coming for dinner who can’t tolerate dairy.
TIP: Of course this means you’d set a piece aside for them before you frost it with cream cheese.
There is no butter or oil in this cake, the crushed pineapple makes the cake nice and moist. However, the frosting does contain dairy!
What can I make with crushed pineapple?
This cake! It’s moist and delicious, I pulled this BEST Pineapple Cake recipe from my mom’s church cookbook! (You may also ove this Banana Wanut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting – so good!)
How do you make easy pineapple cake?
- Beat together eggs with sugar and vanilla. Add in the flour, crushed pineapple with juice, baking soda and walnuts and mix well to combine.
- Pour cake batter into a 9×13 inch baking pan and bake!
- To making frosting, cream together cream cheese and butter. Add in vanilla, coconut extract, and powdered sugar and again beat frosting until nice and smooth.
- Frost cake once it has cooled after baking.
- You can toast the coconut if you want. Add the coconut on top (optional) and serve!
Pineapple Hospitality Party
But first … a pineapple party!
It’s true, that pictures really do tell a story. For us, the night we spent at Pennington Farms a few years ago, was magical, delicious, and so full of personality and beautiful hospitality.
I took a few pictures to share with you my love for this party, plus the pineapple, plus the fact that it’s just fun to throw a party … just because.’
My friend Cathy owns Pennington Farms, out in the Applegate Valley in southern Oregon. It now is one of the most successful farms in Oregon, and let me tell you, their foods are so fresh–the best.
Every year she throws a private party for family, friends, ranchers, farmers.
“I’m having this little party. I like you. Wanna come?” I loved hearing those words!
Set a pineapple table
Each table was set with pineapples as the centerpieces (how cute – the beautiful symbol of hospitality).
The delicious menu
The menu looked like this.
Just look at that cute pineapple apron Cathy was wearing, perfect for serving, hostessing–doing everything she is so good at.
Serving buffet style makes it so easy.
It’s all about the desserts
A birthday cake table. Sweet!
At the end of the party, we were served 2 Pineapple Coconut Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting per table.
Seriously, it was the most creamy, luscious cake we’ve ever eaten.
For Cathy, hospitality runs deep in her soul. So beautiful, caring, loving, making people feel at home (we got to see her charming farmhouse), and welcome, wherever she goes.
Not just at the farm. Or in the bakery. She’s an encourager to all. :)
Pineapple Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Inspired by the pineapple cake that she served, I also tried this Pineapple Milkshake this week. [So good!]
Please try it, and when you add the can of pineapple, think of the true meaning of hospitality and the way you love others.
Or, how you can love others better!
Here’s a tip for toasted coconut: Place on a paper towel and microwave for a minute; toss around, and another minute until it’s a nice golden brown.
More moist cake recipes:
Pina Colada Cake [Tidy Mom]
How to Make Pineapple Cake Pops [Pint Sized Baker]
Buy the BLACK AND GOLD FLATWARE – it washes up beautifully in the dishwasher!
Get the Recipe:
Pineapple Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple with juice
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Cooking spray
Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. coconut extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup coconut, optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. To make cake batter, in a large bowl, beat together eggs with sugar and vanilla. Add flour, pineapple with juice, baking soda and walnuts and mix well to combine.
- Pour cake batter into a 9×13 inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
- To making frosting, cream together cream cheese and butter. Add vanilla, coconut extract, and powdered sugar and use an electric mixer to beat until frosting is smooth. Frost cake once it has cooled after baking. Add the coconut on top (optional).
Notes
I absolutely love my Le Creuset pan and KitchenAid mixer (and hand-mixer) for this recipe!
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Please clarify the amount of cream cheese in the frosting. Is it 2 oz or 4 oz? The video looks like 4 oz, but I read the recipe as 2 oz. 2 oz doesn’t seem enough.
Yes, 4 ounces!
It certainly looks good! Can I bake it in a 9×13 pan?
Yes! :)
Is there no oil or butter in this Pineapple Coconut Cake?
There is not. ENJOY!
Why does no one on these food sites specify what type of flour. I would be happy with self rising v all purpose, but there are tons of different flours.
All-purpose flour, Barb :)
Why is there no butter or oil in the cake recipe? If this is like the carrot cake recipe I use, I would add 1 cup of canola oil to the cake batter. I might add some coconut to the cake batter as well, since it is called Pineapple COCONUT Cake. I would toast the coconut to go on the top of the icing as well.
Yes, you can totally toast the coconut! And put in the recipe (or on top). :)
Do you think I could sub gluten free flour in the cake ?
I would think so, but make sure and see what the recommendations are for adjusting the amount, when you use gluten-free!
Sweetened or unsweetened coconut?
Sweetened coconut! :)
Very simple to make! Tastes like it took all day to make! I toasted coconut for the top to add a little color! Delicious! Only question I have though…does it need to be refrigerated?
Yes, refrigerate the leftovers (because of the cream cheese frosting).
Need the recepie for coconut pineapple cake .
Can’t get the receipt for the pineapple coconut
Cake w/cream cheese frosting .
Just finished making cake batter and popped it in the oven, made the frosting and cannot wait to take my first bite! So easy to put together!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!! ?
Did you use plain or self-rising flour?
Plain all-purpose flour. :)
Mine I was disappointed with. I either over cooked it or the pineapple I should of drained. It carmelized and turned dark brown. Any thoughts?
Looks great. I will certainly give it a try soon.
Love to bake will be making this cook for Sunday dessert.
I found the recipe by clicking ‘read more’ & scrolling way down past the party pics. Will def try this for Easter :)
Please send pineapple coconut cake recipe! Looks delicious!!
Click the print recipe, Chris!
Love pineapple and covonut
I took screen shot of recipe cuz printer is not working. It looks terrific?
Looked , so hoping to find recipe for pineapple cake with cream cheese icing. Sooo disappointed. Please share recipe.
The recipe is listed here, click to print!
Love the flags on the cakes! I’m gonna use this at a three birthday family cookout next weekend!
Just made this and it turned out great but added coconut to the cake batter plus an extra egg. Toasted my coconut to sprinkle on icing. Very good.
Oh, WOW!!! I know, she is an amazing gal…Love her to bits, and I’m so proud of her….Can’t BELIEVE that coconut/pineapple cake….Hope she’ll send us a sample!
You seriously know how to throw a party! Wow. Love those cute call-out signs on that cake. What a great idea. Oh, and pineapple coconut cake? Yes, please!
What a pretty table and yummy looking spread! That cake looks to die for — love coconut & pineapple together (and of course that cream cheese icing just makes it)! :)
Thanks, Joan! :)