Luscious Tropical Dream Cake

photo by:kraft

According to one fan: “This was like having a little slice of vacation." And it's a lot less expensive than a trip to the Caribbean.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 8 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

can (20 oz.) DOLE Crushed Pineapple in Juice, undrained

pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding

1-1/2

cups cold milk

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

1/2

cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut, toasted

1/2

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

DRAIN pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice. Prepare cake batter as directed on package, substituting reserved juice for 1 cup of the water. Pour into greased 15x10x1-inch pan.

BAKE 15 to 18 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

BEAT pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in pineapple. Spread over cake; cover with COOL WHIP. Top with coconut and nuts. Keep refrigerated.

DOLE is a registered trademark of Dole Food Company, Inc.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding.

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a cook

posted:9/18/2007

My grandma has made this cake for years and its great! I did a quick version yesterday just substituting a store-bought angel food cake. I'm going to try it again with vanilla pudding and a thawed, chopped bag of frozen strawberries! Yum!

vivian45

posted:9/18/2007

Simply irrestible,this cake will not last long once it has been cut.

a cook

posted:9/17/2007

I got rave reviews and was asked to make it again!However, I made a few changes. I used coconut cream pudding, and used pineapple supreme cake mix instead of yellow. It was very moist and yummy!

chrysler_briggs

posted:9/15/2007

This was a great cake! Anyone who couldn't taste the pineapple juice in the cake must have dead tastebuds. Everyone in the family loved it!

brendaanne

posted:9/14/2007

I made this cake for a family gathering. It was really delicious and we all loved it. I will be making it again.

yockeyfamily

posted:9/11/2007

It wasn't bad--just tasted like a cake mix. It didn't impress anyone in my family and they suggested not making it again.

bigmoma27

posted:9/10/2007

I loved this cake. I made it according to the recipe the first time and then the second time i made it in my Trifle bowl.... it was sooooo good, and really pretty too.

bmakahi

posted:9/9/2007

I did not make this with the nuts. I thought it was delicious and easy. I didn't like that the cake portion of it really tasted like a box cake. Next time I will try to do something about that. Other than that, it was great

sueeasty

posted:9/8/2007

This cake was delicous and it would be a great cake for bunko night.... I did change a couple of things and used applesauce in place of oil in cake and I baked the cake in a 13 x 9 pan for about 33 min -I wonder what other flavors of pudding would be good or cakes and I will be making it again - very moist and the house smelled so good!

mbmartin49

posted:9/7/2007

I made this the day I got your magazine and its as good as it sounds and looks! I always use applesauce instead of oil which worked fine and I used coconut pudding since I had it on hand. We love cakes that are moist and not too sugary sweet, this fit the bill!