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Pineapple Dream Cake: The Fluffiest No-Fail Dessert

Recipe by Evelyn Marcella Rivera

This impossibly moist pineapple dream cake is soaked with sweet pineapple juice and topped with fluffy whipped topping, pineapple chunks, and cherries. Perfect for potlucks, parties, and whenever you need a taste of tropical sunshine!

  • Total Time3 hours
  • Yield12 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Cake

  • 1 box yellow cake mix (plus eggs, oil, water or milk as directed on box)
  • 20 oz crushed pineapple (undrained)

Topping

  • 8 oz whipped topping (thawed)
  • 8 oz pineapple chunks (drained)
  • 0.5 cup maraschino cherries (drained, for garnish)

Instructions

  1. Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to temperature specified on cake mix box. Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.
  2. Mix the Batter: Prepare yellow cake mix according to package directions, combining with eggs, oil, and water or milk as instructed.
  3. Bake the Cake: Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 28-33 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean.
  4. Poke the Holes: Immediately after removing from oven, use a wooden spoon handle or fork to poke holes evenly across entire top surface, going about halfway down.
  5. Add the Pineapple: Pour entire can of undrained crushed pineapple evenly over warm cake, allowing juice and fruit to seep into holes.
  6. Cool Completely: Let cake cool at room temperature, then refrigerate for 30 minutes to fully absorb pineapple liquid.
  7. Top and Garnish: Spread thipped topping evenly over cooled cake. Arrange pineapple chunks and maraschino cherries decoratively on top.
  8. Chill and Serve: Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to meld and topping to firm up.

Notes

Poking holes in the warm cake immediately after baking is crucial for maximum moisture absorption. The cake tastes even better the next day after the flavors have had time to meld together.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 33 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 320
  • Sugar: 35
  • Sodium: 310
  • Fat: 12
  • Saturated Fat: 5
  • Carbohydrates: 52
  • Protein: 3

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