Pineapple Sheet Cake is a recipe I’ve been making for over 35 years. It’s a quick and easy cake where you mix everything in one bowl and bake it. Then you top it with a boiled coconut-pecan icing right after it comes out of the oven. It’s very similar to my Texas Tornado Cake but instead of using a can of fruit cocktail in the batter, this cake uses crushed pineapple instead. It is amazingly delicious.

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Pineapple Sheet Cake was one of the first recipes I collected way back in the day. I made it frequently in the early days of our marriage because it was so easy even a truly novice cook could do it! My husband always loved this cake because pineapple is one of his favorite fruits. He’s never enjoyed dry cakes and this one is super moist. It’s great with a dollop of ice cream on top too, especially just out of the oven!

If you’re looking for a great company dessert that’s incredibly easy, then Pineapple Sheet Cake is the one for you! The taste and texture is lovely and the moistness of the cake can’t be beat. Enjoy.

Pineapple Sheet Cake is one of the best desserts you’ll ever sink your teeth into.

Pineapple Sheet Cake is a pineapple lover’s delight!

This cake is great right out of the oven and served with ice cream.

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients for the cake.

Place UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour in a mixing bowl. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add sugar, baking soda, egg and oil.

Add UNDRAINED crushed pineapple.

Stir ingredients with a wooden spoon to combine. Pour batter into a greased 10×15″ glass baking dish or an 11×17″ baking pan.

Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

While cake is baking, prepare icing. I used these ingredients for the icing.

Melt butter. Add evaporated milk. Bring to a boil over low-medium heat for about 10 minutes. 

Stir in coconut and nuts. (While I cooked everything together all at once, it’s better if you do it according to the original instructions).

Pour icing over top of hot cake.

Pineapple Sheet Cake is moist and gooey–not dry like some cakes can be.

This is a great dessert for the holidays, too. Quick and easy.

Here’s the recipe.

PINEAPPLE SHEET CAKE

(Recipe adapted from Sandy Weikel when we attended First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, Largo, FL)

Pineapple Sheet Cake

Teresa Ambra

Pineapple Sheet Cake is heavenly! This exceptionally delectable cake is made moist by the addition of crushed pineapple, then it's frosted with a coconut-pecan icing that's absolutely delicious! Excellent option for company dinners and special occasions.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Cakes and Cheesecakes, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 20

Calories 331 kcal

Equipment

• 1 11x17" cookie sheet pan jelly roll pan
• 1 large mixing bowl
• 1 sauce pan
• 2 wooden spoons
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped

Ingredients

  

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CAKE:

• 2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup canola oil or use coconut oil or avocado oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 16 oz. can crushed pineapple DO NOT DRAIN

ICING:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk NOT sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Instructions

 

CAKE:

• Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased and floured 11x17” pan.
• Bake 25 minutes at 350°.

ICING:

• Cook granulated sugar, butter and evaporated milk over low-medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add coconut and nuts.
• Pour over cake while hot.

Notes

NOTE: I combined all the icing ingredients and cooked over low heat for about 10 minutes. But this is really better to cook the butter and milk separately and stir in the coconut and pecans after the sauce ingredients have cooked 10 minutes.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 331kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 119mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg

Keyword cake, caramel, coconut, dessert, pecans, pineapple

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Every bite of Pineapple Sheet Cake will have you drooling.

Crushed Pineapple makes this cake incredibly moist and sweet.

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Pineapple Sheet Cake

Teresa Ambra

Pineapple Sheet Cake is heavenly! This exceptionally delectable cake is made moist by the addition of crushed pineapple, then it's frosted with a coconut-pecan icing that's absolutely delicious! Excellent option for company dinners and special occasions.

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Cakes and Cheesecakes, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 20

Calories 331 kcal

Equipment

• 1 11×17" cookie sheet pan jelly roll pan
• 1 large mixing bowl
• 1 sauce pan
• 2 wooden spoons
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

CAKE:

• 2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup canola oil or use coconut oil or avocado oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 16 oz. can crushed pineapple DO NOT DRAIN

ICING:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk NOT sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Instructions

 

CAKE:

• Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased and floured 11×17” pan.
• Bake 25 minutes at 350°.

ICING:

• Cook granulated sugar, butter and evaporated milk over low-medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add coconut and nuts.
• Pour over cake while hot.

Notes

NOTE: I combined all the icing ingredients and cooked over low heat for about 10 minutes. But this is really better to cook the butter and milk separately and stir in the coconut and pecans after the sauce ingredients have cooked 10 minutes.

 

^© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 119mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg

Keyword cake, caramel, coconut, dessert, pecans, pineapple

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