Name: Tropical Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white sugar (1 teaspoon baking soda); 2 cups + 2 tablespoons cake flour (or 2 cups all-purpose flour); 2 large eggs (slightly beaten, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla); 1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple (not drained); 1 cup chopped cashews; 3/4 Cup sweetened flaked coconut; Topping:1 - 3.4 ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix; 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese (1/3 less fat); 1 - 8 ounce container frozen whipped topping (thawed); sweetened flaked coconut (chopped cashews)

Tropical Cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

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Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups + 2 tablespoons cake flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs slightly beaten, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 – 20 ounce can crushed pineapple not drained
1 cup chopped cashews
3/4 Cup sweetened flaked coconut
Topping:1 – 3.4 ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 – 8 ounce package cream cheese 1/3 less fat
1 – 8 ounce container frozen whipped topping thawed
sweetened flaked coconut chopped cashews

Instructions

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350°F.2 In a large bowl, mix sugar, soda and flour by hand. Stir in eggs, vanilla and pineapple with juice. Add cashews and coconut.3 Pour into 9-inch by 13-inch pan coated with non-stick spray. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool4 For topping, prepare pudding as instructed on package and set aside. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth and mix in prepared pudding.5 Fold in the whipped topping and spread over cooled cake. Sprinkle top with coconut and chopped cashews; refrigerate.
Source: Wheat Foods Council