This easy nanny’s famous coconut-pineapple cake recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
Nanny’s Famous Coconut-Pineapple Cake
This easy nanny’s famous coconut-pineapple cake recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- Crushed pineapple in juice: 1 can 15 1/4-ounce
- Butter or margarine: 1 to 1/2 cups
- Sugar: 3 cups
- Eggs: 5 large
- Lemon-lime soft drink: 1/2 cup
- Sifted cake flour: 3 cups
- Lemon extract: 1 teaspoon
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- #Pineapple Filling
- Sugar: 2 cups
- Cornstarch: ¼ cup
- Reserved drained crushed pineapple: 1 cup
- Water: 1 cup
- #Cream Cheese Frosting
- Frozen flaked coconut: 1 package 6-ounce
- Fresh mint sprig for garnishing
Instructions
- In the beginning, grease bottom and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cakepans and line bottoms with wax paper, then grease and flour wax paper.
- Afterwards, you’ll want to drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice. Always remember to remove 1/4 cup of reserved juice for Cream Cheese Frosting, and reserve crushed pineapple for Pineapple Filling.
- Then beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Next, gradually add sugar, beating well and add eggs, 1 at a time, after each addition beating until blended.
- Alright now, make sure to combine 1/2 cup of reserved pineapple juice and soft drink together. And please add flour to butter mixture alternately with juice mixture, beginning and ending with flour. At low speed, beat until blended after each addition. When blended, you should stir in extracts and pour into prepared cakepans.
- Okay, you’re going to bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350°, until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Now that you’re done, remove from pans and cool on wire racks.
- Next, 3/4 cup Pineapple Filling should be spread between cake layers and remaining filling on top of cake. Cream Cheese Frosting should be Spread on sides of cake. It’s waise to pipe border around top. You may want to sprinkle with coconut, garnish, if desired.
- Finally, you may use 7-Up for lemon-lime soft drink. Yep, the layers rise beautifully due to the level of carbonation in it.
Tips for the Best Nanny’s Famous Coconut-Pineapple Cake
- Pre-heat & Prep: Always gather all ingredients before cooking nanny’s famous coconut-pineapple cake.
- Flavor Adjustment: Adjust seasoning to taste near the end of cooking.
- Storage Tips: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.