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Better Than Anything You've Tasted Cake

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
10 to 12 servings
Category
Cakes and Frostings
Course
Desserts
Preparation Method
Bake
Sources
User Submitted

With a name like that, how can you resist? This cake recipe is full of shortcuts to make it quick and easy without sacrificing flavor.

Ingredients
1 yellow or white cake mix, prepared according to box directions
1 can (20-ounces) crushed pineapple
1 cup sugar
1 box (3-ounces) instant vanilla pudding, prepared according to box directions
1 cup coconut, divided
1 container (12-ounces) Cool Whip, thawed
1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Bake cake in a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Meanwhile, in a pan over medium heat, cook crushed pineapple with sugar until sugar has dissolved.

When cake is done, immediately remove from oven and poke holes in the top using a fork.

Pour pineapple mixture over top. Let cool on a rack.

Mix vanilla pudding with 1/2 cup of coconut and spread over pineapple.

Spread cake with Cool Whip. Sprinkle walnuts and remaining 1/2 cup coconut over the top and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.

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Comments

<span>Ginny</span> Wed, 07/21/2021 - 12:59
Except for the way the crushed pineapple is cooked before pouring it over the baked sheet cake and we used a 11 x 17 pan, this is a recipe known in our family as Aunty Anna's Hawaiian Cake. So, so good! I refrain from making it unless we are having a large family get-together -- otherwise, my husband and I would eat it all!
<span>R. Mark</span> Sun, 05/10/2020 - 20:56
For those w/negative comments about boxed mixes etc. you may want to think about this. The Pilgrim women made everything from scratch, but I think a they were smart enough that if they’d had some mixes, they’d have used them. It’s the end product that counts!
<span>Kathleen A Cro…</span> Thu, 03/26/2020 - 19:23
Of the seven listed I had - ONE. Maybe a recipe for Whatever- you-can-find Cake?
<span>Mike</span> Wed, 09/26/2018 - 15:07
Several years ago before my wife died......She used to make this cake for the kids and me,She used to call it the million dollar cake and it was so delicious......it darn sure didn't last very long here !! Easy made ,you ought to try it before ,putting it down ,MMMMgood !
<span>Pat</span> Mon, 05/28/2018 - 09:30
Instant vanilla pudding, Cool whip, and boxed cake mix -- too many ingredients I don't want to eat.
<span>Gerardo Hernandez</span> Wed, 05/22/2019 - 07:08
Wow! Really? These are the ONLY ingredients Ill eat. Lol
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Tue, 05/29/2018 - 16:26

Hello, Pat. Thanks for offering your opinion. We have so many great recipes and we hope you try one of them. How about a berry tart or carrot cake?

 <span>Kitchenqueen</span> Sun, 05/27/2018 - 16:17
Boxed cake mix, canned pineapple, instant pudding, and Cool Whip? Ick. You must mean "more full of highly processed fake food than anything you've tasted." Cool Whip alone is nothing but water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor, emulsifiers, and chemical preservatives. Gross. Would not make, and certainly would not eat.
<span>Gerardo Hernandez</span> Wed, 05/22/2019 - 07:12
That's funny. Cool Whip always has such nice things to say about YOU. Lol
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Tue, 05/29/2018 - 16:16

Hello, Kitchenqueen. Thanks for offering your opinion. We have so many great recipes using non packaged/canned ingredients and we hope you try one of them. How about some chocolate cake or sweet potato pound cake?