Pineapple Layer Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

Refreshing and beautifully bright, sure to be a spring and summer favorite dessert. Transport your tastebuds to a tropical destination.

Refreshing and beautifully bright, sure to be a spring and summer favorite dessert. Transport your tastebuds to a tropical destination.

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups Sugar
4 large Eggs
16 oz Crushed pineapple (with juice)
1 tsp Vanilla extract

For the Pineapple Filling:

1/3 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tbsp Cornstarch
8 oz Crushed pineapple (with juice)
2 tbsp Water

For the Whipped Cream Frosting:

3 1/2 cups Heavy whipping cream, cold
1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
1 tbsp Vanilla extract
Dried pineapple slices for decoration

Instructions:

Bake the Cake: Mix dry ingredients, cream butter with oil and sugar, then add eggs, crushed pineapple, and dry ingredients alternately. Divide into 3 pans and bake.

Prepare the Filling: Cook sugar, cornstarch, pineapple with juice, and water until thickened. Chill completely.

Whipped Cream Frosting: Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.

Assemble the Cake: After cakes cool, layer with pineapple filling and whipped cream frosting. Decorate with whipped cream swirls and dried pineapple slices.

Pineapple Layer Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

Refreshing and beautifully bright, sure to be a spring and summer favorite dessert. Transport your tastebuds to a tropical destination.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:

  • 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 16 oz Crushed pineapple with juice
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

For the Pineapple Filling:

  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 8 oz Crushed pineapple with juice
  • 2 tbsp Water

For the Whipped Cream Frosting:

  • 3 1/2 cups Heavy whipping cream cold
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
  • Dried pineapple slices for decoration

Instructions
 

  • Bake the Cake: Mix dry ingredients, cream butter with oil and sugar, then add eggs, crushed pineapple, and dry ingredients alternately. Divide into 3 pans and bake.
  • Prepare the Filling: Cook sugar, cornstarch, pineapple with juice, and water until thickened. Chill completely.
  • Whipped Cream Frosting: Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
  • Assemble the Cake: After cakes cool, layer with pineapple filling and whipped cream frosting. Decorate with whipped cream swirls and dried pineapple slices.
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