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by Sallie Hanson
Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake:
Get 1 box Duncan Hines coconut supreme cake mix
Make ready 3 eggs
Get 1 stick butter, melted
Make ready 1 cup water
Take 1 (20 oz) can of crushed pineapple (leave the juice)
Take 1/2 cup brown sugar
Take 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Get 2 sticks butter, softened
Take 4 cups powdered sugar
Get 1 tablespoon milk
Take 1 tsp coconut extract
Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
Take 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions to make Grandmas famous pineapple coconut cake:
Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour 3 9 inch cake pans
In a stand mixer add cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and eggs. Mix for a minute on low and 3 minutes at medium speed. Batter should be thick and fluffy.
Divide batter evenly between the 3 pans. Bake until top is golden and sides start to pull away from the pan, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely
Add pineapple, brown sugar, and cornstarch to a saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes until pineapple has thickened. It should be a little less thick than jam. Chill in fridge for an hour
Add softened butter to a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add coconut extract, milk, and salt. Beat at high speed for 2 minutes
Toast coconut in a dry skillet for about 10 minutes stirring often until golden brown
To assemble, place the first layer of cake on a plate and trim so there is a flat surface. Spread half the pineapple filling. Repeat with a second layer of cake and the remaining filling, and finish with the last cake layer. Frost top and sides with coconut frosting.
Add toasted coconut all over top and sides. Pipe frosting around the edges if desired
Enjoy!
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