I am a celiac so my mom and I tried to convert this recipe to gluten free. We replacing the flour with gluten free flours but it was very dense. I just tried converting a gluten free recipe to make it similar to this one using Gluten Free Pantry's Old Fashion Cake mix and using the ratios of dry mix to fats, liquids and eggs as listed on the box. Here is how I did it: 1 Gluten Free Pantry Old Fashioned Cake Mix 1/2 c butter softened 2 eggs 1/4 c 7-Up 1/4 c pineapple juice 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp lemon extract This time it was fluffy and fantastic. I loved the frosting and filling when my mom made it as the whole cake but typically I don't eat much frosting and filling so when I make it just for myself I make them into cupcakes (bake 18 min) and don't frost them. All my friends loved this cake, even the dense versions. :)
Nanny's Famous Coconut-Pineapple Cake
Photo: Charles Walton; Styling: Gage Trinda
This coconut pineapple cake recipe is sure to please family and friends, with its surprising blend of flavors and a "secret" ingredient: lemon-lime soft drink.
Yield: Makes 1 (3-layer) cake
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Ingredients
- 1 (15 1/4-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
- 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 cup lemon-lime soft drink*
- 3 cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pineapple Filling
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 (6-ounce) package frozen flaked coconut, thawed
- Garnish: fresh mint sprig
Preparation
- Grease bottom and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cakepans; line bottoms with wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper.
- Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice. Remove 1/4 cup reserved juice for Cream Cheese Frosting, and reserve crushed pineapple for Pineapple Filling.
- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
- Combine 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice and soft drink. 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 into prepared cakepans.
- Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans immediately; cool on wire racks.
- Spread 3/4 cup Pineapple Filling between cake layers and remaining filling on top of cake. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting on sides of cake; pipe border around top, if desired. Sprinkle with coconut. Garnish, if desired.
- *For lemon-lime soft drink, we used 7-Up. Its specific level of carbonation makes the layers rise beautifully.
Nanny's Famous Coconut-Pineapple Cake Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Cakes/Frostings, Desserts
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead, Entertaining
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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