Best 20 Pineapple Coconut Cake Recipes

PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice; set aside., Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating on high speed until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in butter, extracts and 1/2 cup reserved juice. Add dry ingredients; beat until well blended., Beat egg whites with clean beaters on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter., Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 18-22 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add 1 cup confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, beat cream cheese, pineapple and remaining confectioners' sugar until blended; stir in 2 cups coconut. Fold in whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour., Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; drizzle with 2 tablespoons reserved juice. Spread with 2 cups mousse. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer and drizzle with remaining juice. Spread remaining mousse over top and sides of cake. Press remaining coconut onto top and sides. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

COCONUT-PINEAPPLE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, tossing occasionally, 6 to 10 minutes; set aside. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch (8-cup) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low, and alternately add flour mixture in three parts and sour cream in two, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until combined (do not overmix).
• Using a rubber spatula, fold pineapple and 1 cup coconut into batter. Spoon into prepared pan, and smooth top; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup coconut. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes (cover pan with foil halfway through). Let cake cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT CAKE WITH RUM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer until well blended. Beat on high speed, scraping the bowl occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Sift flour and baking powder together in a separate small bowl. Combine milk and 1/3 cup rum in another bowl. Add liquids and flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately, blending well after each addition. Fold in pineapple and coconut gently. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake begins to pull from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven, invert onto a plate, and cool for 10 minutes. Poke holes on the top of the cake using a wooden skewer.
• While cake cools, combine 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan for glaze. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup rum.
• Pour 1/2 of glaze in the bottom of the Bundt® pan, carefully reinvert the cake back into the pan on top of the glaze. Drizzle remaining glaze onto the bottom of the cake; let sit for 5 to 10 minutes to absorb glaze. Invert cake onto a cake platter.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch square pans.
• Beat 3/4 cup butter in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly drizzle oil into creamed butter while continuing to beat butter until mixture is smooth. Beat white sugar, 1 cup at a time, into butter mixture until incorporated. Add 2 teaspoons coconut extract and vanilla extract; mix well. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter mixture, beating well until each egg is fully incorporated.
• Mix flour, alternating with coconut milk, into butter mixture, ending with flour until batter is just mixed. Mix 1/2 cup pineapple juice into batter. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup pineapple juice together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Beat 1 cup butter into sugar mixture until light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon coconut extract; beat until icing is smooth, adding more confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is reached.
• Place 1 cake on a serving platter and top with a layer of icing. Place second cake over icing layer. Cover entire cake with remaining icing. Dust sides of cake with shredded coconut and top with crushed pineapple.

EASY PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake the cake according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool on a wire rack. , In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Stir in pineapple. Spread over cake. Prepare whipped topping mix according to package directions; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in 1 cup whipped topping. Fold in remaining topping. Spread over pudding. Sprinkle with coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

COCONUT CAKE WITH CRUSHED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter three 9-inch round cake pans and dust lightly with flour.
• Prepare cake: Stir flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and melted butter until just combined. Add sour cream, vanilla and coconut extracts, undrained pineapple and coconut; stir until combined. Divide batter evenly into the three prepared pans.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in the middle of a layer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans on wire racks about 10 minutes. Turn layers out onto the racks and cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Prepare the buttercream frosting: Beat butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy and lighter in color. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon cream; beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. When the sugar is fully incorporated, add vanilla, salt, 1 additional cup of powdered sugar, and 1 more tablespoon cream; beat for about 2 minutes. Beat in the remaining powdered sugar. If the frosting is too stiff, add a few drops of cream and stir again. Repeat until the desired consistency is reached.
• Prepare the filling: Remove 1 cup of the frosting and place in a medium mixing bowl. Add drained, crushed pineapple and stir. Add a few drops of reserved pineapple juice if the mixture is too stiff.
• To assemble: place one cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread 1/2 of the filling on top of the first layer. Put the second layer in place and spread the remaining filling on it. Place the third layer on the top and spread the remaining buttercream frosting on the top and sides of the cake. Garnish the top of the cake with flaked coconut, and add drained pineapple tidbits as desired.

COCONUT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE FILLING

Steps:

• For the cake:.
• Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Butter and flour three 9-inch cake pans and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs, milk, and vanilla and use a hand mixer to blend together. Add flour mixture in three batches, using mixer to incorporate all ingredients.
• Pour evenly into the prepared cake pans and bake for 25 minutes. Use a toothpick to make sure cake is done. Remove from oven and cool on rack 5 minutes and invert cake onto rack to finish cooling.
• For the pineapple filling:.
• Combine ingredients, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and clear. Cool before using.
• For the icing:.
• Place sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a hand mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that the boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy). Beat constantly on high speed with mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla.
• Assemble the cakes:.
• Take a pedestal cake dish and put first layer of cake, spread half of the pineapple filling, take second layer cake and put on top first layer and spread with other half of filling, take third cake and place on top second layer and start icing around the sides of the cake. Put the rest of the icing on top of cake and make big swirls for a nice finish. Take sweetened shredded coconut and immediately put around the sides and on top of cake before the icing dries. Enjoy!

COCONUT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time; stir in vanilla extract.
• Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Mix in the coconut milk until batter is smooth. Scrape into the prepared pan and smooth the top flat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back when lightly touched, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine crushed pineapple, juice, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Whisk until cornstarch is smooth. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until filling has thickened and just barely starts to boil. Remove and set aside to cool.
• Cream confectioners' sugar and shortening together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Gradually add coconut milk, beating until smooth; you may need to use more or less milk depending on the desired thickness of the icing.
• Cut the cooled cake in half to form two 4 1/2x9-inch pieces. Spread pineapple filling on top of one half. Place the other half, top-side down, on top of the filling. Frost the sides and top with icing, then sprinkle coconut all over icing, pressing gently so it sticks.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pineapple and coconut extract. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on the lowest oven rack at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour. , Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate. For topping, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and pineapple extract until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with coconut.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange pineapple in a single layer in a well seasoned 12-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet., In a large bowl, cream butter, coconut oil and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in coconut extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with coconut milk, beating well after each addition., With clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed just until stiff but not dry. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into batter, then fold in remaining egg whites. Spread over pineapple. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm, with toasted coconut if desired.

CREAM OF COCONUT PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking pans.
• Place brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and coconut flakes in a microwave-safe container and heat until warm, about 2 minutes. Mix into a paste.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Whip egg whites in a metal bowl with a clean electric mixer until stiff peaks are formed.
• Beat 1/2 cup white sugar and 7 1/3 tablespoons butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add remaining 1/2 cup white sugar, cream of coconut, reserved pineapple juice, egg yolks, and vanilla extract; mix thoroughly. Add the flour mixture; stir batter slowly until fully combined. Fold in the whipped egg whites using a spatula.
• Spread the brown sugar paste over the bottoms of the prepared pans. Arrange pineapple chunks on top. Pour in the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are brown and crisp and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool, about 25 minutes. Flip cakes over onto a serving plate and out of the baking pans.

BANANA, PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour fluted or tube pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut milk and cinnamon .
• Stir in pineapple and bananas and mix well with a wooden spoon. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle condensed milk and serve.

COCONUT-PINEAPPLE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Grease three 9" round cake pans, and line bottoms with parchment paper.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
• Remove 1/4 cup of the juice for the Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Reserve the pineapple for the Pineapple Filling.
• Beat butter at medium speed with a mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
• Combine 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice and 7-Up.
• Add flour to butter mixture alternately with juice mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
• Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.
• Stir in extracts.
• Pour 1/3 of batter into each of the prepared cake pans.
• Bake at 350 for 25- 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from pans immediately; cool on wire racks.
• Meanwhile make Pineapple Filling.
• Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
• Stir in pineapple and water.
• Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until very thick.
• Cool.
• When cake is cool, make Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough pineapple juice to make frosting a good spreading consistency, mixing well.
• When cake has cooled, stack cake layers, spreading 3/4 cup Pineapple Filling between each layer, and spreading remaining filling on top of cake, spreading to within 1/2" of edges.
• Spread Cream Cheese Frosting on sides of cake, and pipe a border around the top 1/2" edge, or just spread some of the frosting around the edge.
• Sprinkle coconut on sides and border, coating the Cream Cheese Frosting.

TROPICAL PINEAPPLE COCONUT RUM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. CAKE: Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a large 12" Bundt or tube pan (or spray well with Bakers' Joy).
• 2. Mix all cake ingredients together at low speed for 30 sec, then at medium speed for 2 min.
• 3. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• 4. Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center. Cool in pan until cake is completely cool. Make glaze while cake is cooling.
• 5. RUM GLAZE: Melt butter in a saucepan.
• 6. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes stirring constantly.
• 7. Add pineapple and boil 1 more minute while stirring.
• 8. Remove from heat and add rum; set aside and cool 10 minutes.
• 9. Poke holes all over the bottom of the cooled cake (I use a chopstick). Spoon glaze over cake bottom a little at a time so it soaks in until all glaze is used. Let cake sit for at least 30 minutes and then transfer to serving plate. The longer it sits, the better it gets!

PINEAPPLE PARADISE CAKE WITH COCONUT CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Using a slotted spoon, set aside 1/4 cup pineapple for frosting.
• In mixing bowl, combine remaining pineapple and juice with flour, sugar, eggs, baking soda, vegetable oil and coconut flavoring.
• Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.
• Pour into greased and floured 10-1/2 x 15-1/2 x 1 inch baking pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely.
• To make frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream, vanilla and coconut flavoring until smooth and creamy.
• Add powdered sugar; beat until frosting is a spreadable consistency.
• Stir in coconut and reserved 1/4 cup pineapple.
• Use to frost cake.

COCONUT PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture alternately with pineapple. Stir in walnuts. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Store in the refrigerator.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Separate pineapple rings and juice. Chop enough rings to fill a 1/4 cup measure. Pour 1/4 cup juice into a small bowl. Set aside remaining rings.
• Melt butter for caramel in a small saucepan. Add brown sugar, whipped topping, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and bring to a boil. Pour caramel into a 9-inch round glass cake pan, coating the bottom evenly. Arrange pineapple rings over top, slicing them if desired. Set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in another bowl. Gradually add flour mixture and mix until it resembles a coarse pastry dough. Add eggs; mix thoroughly. Stir in coconut milk, pineapple chunks and reserved juice, and vanilla extract. Stir in grated coconut. Carefully pour batter over the glazed pan.
• Place the cake pan on top of a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

COCONUT, PINEAPPLE, RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 15x10 inch pan.
• Combine cake mix, 3/4 cup rum, eggs, milk, and oil beat till well combined about 3 minutes. Blend in 1 cup coconut flakes.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile prepare cream filling and topping.
• Drain crush pineapple saving the juice. Combine pudding, pineapple, 1 cup pineapple juice and 1/4 cup rum.
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Cool and remove from pan.
• Slice into 3 10x5 pieces.
• Place one layer on serving dish, top with the cream, add next layer and top with cream, top with last layer. Cover sides and top with remaining coconut.
• I pressed the coconut into the cream to shape like a pineapple.
• Chill well or you can freeze.
• Garnish with pineapple leaves and some pineapples.

FROZEN COCONUT AND ROASTED PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Trim a sheet of acetate to 34-by-3-inches and line the walls of a 10-inch springform pan; set aside.
• Place 2 ounces white chocolate in the top of a double boiler or heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water; heat just until chocolate melts. Stir in tahini, then stir in cereal, 1/4 cup desiccated coconut, 1/3 lemon zest and salt.
• Place cake, brushed-side down, on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Spread cereal-mixture over surface of cake in an even layer. Freeze until set, about 1 hour.
• Carefully invert cake into the prepared springform pan so crunch-side is down. Using an offset spatula, spread cake with 1 cup roasted pineapple puree in an even layer; reserve remaining puree for topping, if desired. Freeze until set, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place gelatin in a small amount of cold water until softened, about 1 minute. Drain and squeeze to remove excess water from gelatin; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, bring coconut milk, remaining 1/2 cup desiccated coconut and lemon zest to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat. Add reserved gelatin, and whisk until dissolved. Strain mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl with remaining 3 1/4 ounces white chocolate; let stand until chocolate begins to melt. Using a rubber spatula, gently stir from the center of the bowl outward to avoid forming air bubbles. Let cool at room temperature, stirring occasionally, to prevent mixture from setting up (mixture should be thick, but not clumpy).
• Meanwhile, whisk cream until soft peaks form. Place in refrigerator to chill.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Gradually add sugar, and increase speed to high, beating until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to low and gradually add about 1/3 of gelatin mixture, whisking until just combined.
• Gently fold half of egg-white mixture into remaining gelatin mixture. Fold half of the chilled whipped cream into the gelatin mixture. Fold in remaining egg-white mixture, then fold in remaining whipped cream until mousse is thoroughly combined.
• Pour mousse over the cake. Freeze until set, at least 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Once mousse sets, remove ring from springform pan and carefully peel off acetate. If desired, top with coconut flakes, reserved chopped roasted pineapple, and reserved pineapple puree. Return to freezer. Transfer to refrigerator two hours before serving.

BANANA PINEAPPLE CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pineapple with juice, milk, eggs and oil. Beat on low speed to blend, about 1 minute. Add bananas and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 2. Pour into a greased and floured 9 X 13 inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
• 3. During last 5 minutes of baking, prepare frosting.
• 4. Frosting: In a medium saucepan, cook and stir sugar, butter, evaporated milk, egg yolks and vanilla on medium heat until thickened , about 10 minutes.
• 5. Remove from heat and stir in coconuts and pecans. Cool to room temperature and spreading consistency, before spreading on cooled cake.