Pineapple Dream Cake

Virginia's Note:

My family always begs for this cake when we're having a family dinner , which is often.!!!

• Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup Crisco cooking oil
• 1 cup water or 1 cup pineapple juice

Frosting

• 1 (12 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 (3 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 container Cool Whip

Directions:

1. Make cake according to package directions in 3 9" cake pans (or one 13x9 pan) that have been greased and floured.
2. Cool cake completely.
3. To make frosting mix pudding mix and crushed pineapple with juice. Then fold in the thawed Cool Whip.
4. Frost cake (you may have to secure layers with tooth pick).
5. Must chill cake at least 4 hours before serving, overnight is best.

Reviews

[Raquel75]

Our family has been making the exact same cake (same ingredients) but slightly different to accommodate some picky eaters in our family...by that i mean controlling the amount of pineapple we put on cake...we bake cake as directed & let cool. Then we poke holes in cake with fork and pour some or all of pineapple juice over cake, then we add the amount of crushed pineapple we desire (sometimes half can sometimes all)....then we layer the pudding on top (sometimes we use banana instant pudding, tastes great too) and we finish it off by topping it with cool whip! It's yum-oh! lol :)

[blgpts]

this recipe brings back memories. I made this so many times, (years ago) that I can't even count them all. It was a family favorite, and especially loved by my 4 kids. Great, great cake.

[Chef #179497]

Very tasty and just the right amount of sweetness. A great summer treat! The frosting definitely steals the show. I made it in a 9X13 dish, but next time would do it in layers to get more of the frosting in the middle of the cake.