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A slice of moist pineapple coconut cake with creamy frosting and coconut flakes

Moist Pineapple Coconut Cake

summary": "This tropical pineapple coconut cake is rich, moist, and packed with flavor. Perfect for summer parties or birthdays!",
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • "ingredients": [
  • "2 cups all-purpose flour"
  • "2 tsp baking powder"
  • "½ tsp baking soda"
  • "¼ tsp salt"
  • "1 cup crushed pineapple drained",
  • "¾ cup buttermilk"
  • "1 tsp vanilla extract"
  • "1 cup granulated sugar"
  • "½ cup light brown sugar"
  • "½ cup unsalted butter softened",
  • "¼ cup vegetable oil"
  • "3 large eggs"
  • "¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut"
  • ]
  • }
  • {
  • "group": "Frosting"
  • "ingredients": [
  • "8 oz cream cheese softened",
  • "½ cup butter softened",
  • "2 ½ cups powdered sugar"
  • "1 tsp vanilla extract"
  • "Pinch of salt"
  • ]
  • }
  • {
  • "group": "Garnish"
  • "ingredients": [
  • "Toasted shredded coconut"
  • "Pineapple chunks"
  • "Lime zest optional"

Method
 

  1. instructions": [
  2. "Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 9-inch cake pans.",
  3. "Whisk together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.",
  4. "Cream butter, oil, sugars, and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in eggs, then fold in pineapple.",
  5. "Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk. Fold in coconut.",
  6. "Divide batter into pans and bake 28–32 min. Cool completely.",
  7. "Make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter, add sugar, vanilla, salt. Beat until fluffy.",
  8. "Frost cooled cakes, garnish with coconut and pineapple."

Notes

notes": "You can replace buttermilk with coconut milk for a deeper tropical flavor.",
"prep_time": "20 minutes",
"cook_time": "30 minutes",
"total_time": "1 hour 20 minutes",
"servings": "12",
"category": "Dessert",
"cuisine": "Tropical",
"keywords": "moist pineapple coconut cake, tropical cake, coconut dessert",
"nutrition": {
"calories": "450 kcal (estimated per slice)"