Pineapple Sunshine Cake - BubbaPie (2024)

May be a dumb question but do you make the vanilla pudding first or just put the powder into the cool whip?

Just made this today and it was very very good!!!

What size pan?

This is the Yummiest recipe & my go too recipe anytime I need a quick easy dessert! It is become a quite frequent request favorite from friends & family for gatherings and there are Never any leftovers from a 9×13 pan! Thank you for sharing!!

Delicious! Was a hit!

Can I make it layered?

Made cake as per directions. Baked it 10 minutes longer (5min increments). Cake is delicious. However it sank in the middle even though pick came out clean. Any suggestions to correct this would be very much appreciated. Thanks

Made this yesterday! Absolutely delicious!

Can you make this cake ahead of time and freeze it?

Have made this several times, it’s so easy and definitely so good! Nothing but great feedback from friends and family.

This looks like my moms Peapickers Cake except we put Pistacchio pudding in the cool whip for the topping great little change up and top the cake with maraschino cherries.

Love this cake!

Have you tried chopped pecans on top? Do you think it will taste okay with them added?

The Pineapple Sunshine Cake, my mother use to. But she never called it that. And I’ve been wanting to make it for a couple of days now. I thought I would find the recipe in her recipe box. Couldn’t find it, so I looked it up online. My mommy has been gone for almost 7yrs now. I’ve made this cake long ago. But I’m grateful I found the recipe. So thanks very much for sharing it.

Good, but the pudding mix remained grainy in the frosting even tho I followed directions.
Any suggestions?

Making this cake today!!
So far so good I think it will be a hit

Made this for Easter lunch! Easy and Awesome!

Because I needed half the can of pineapple to put in my ham glaze, I ended up making a strawberry poke cake instead of adding the pineapple to the cake mix. However I made the frosting just as described and it came out delicious! Thanks for sharing. Next time I’ll make sure I have enough pineapple to actually go into the cake, lol!

I’ve made this cake for years only I put a can of mandarin oranges in the cake and the whole can of pineapple in the frosting with large cool whip and large vanilla pudding.

Looks yummy. Can’t wait to try it.

Easiest cake I ever made…not so great tasting. The topping was great but next time I will make a scratch cake.

This cake is outta this world!

I made this and it was so moist tasted amazing!!! Now making another one for upcoming Indianapolis 500 event I’m sure it will be a hit again.
Thanks for sharing

This cake was so moist & delicious I made it last year for Easter and was a hit. Now I’m making it this weekend for the Indy 500 BBQ!!! Thanks for sharing 😁

Are the 4 eggs essential or added for richness. My boxed cake mix calls for 2.

I didn’t make this yet cause I have a question. Do you use just the pudding mix to make frosting or do you make the pudding first and then mix rest of ingredients for frosting? Thank you.

I love this cake. I am diebetic so I use sugar free cake mix, sugar free pudding and sugar free cool whip. Still lots of calories but you gotta live a little!

Made small holes and dripped a bit pf the can juice in the cake. AMAZING!

I made this all sugar free. I used the instant sugar free cheesecake pudding for the frosting. I couldn’t find the 3.4 size of vanilla or the cheesecake pudding so I used 3 and a half boxes of the one ounce boxes. Thank goodness I had more sliced pineapple in a can to steal the juice from because it was just too thick on the frosting. Great dessert that was easy!

Delicious cake. I made some for my neighbors a while back and will make another one tomorrow with my granddaughter and have her do most of the work. She is a picky eater, so my luck, she will not like pineapple. Ha!!

Thank you. I love this recipe. So easy and delicious.

Made this tonight for my sister’s birthday and it was delicious. I’ll be baking another one tomorrow for another birthday. Supper easy to fix. It is definitely a keeper.

Can I use pineapple slices in can or fresh pineapple slice or has to be crushed pineapple?

This was delicious, I put strawberries and blueberries at the top! Had no coconut

Made this twice and loved it. It’s light and refreshing any time of the year. Everyone loved it!
Thanks for sharing!

This cake is so easy and delicious!! We loved it!!

I have a recipe from my late mother in-law that has one additional ingredient.
While the cake is still hot, poke holes all over the top of the cake. I use a wooden spoon handle. Then pour 1 can of condensed milk over it and rest a minute till most of the milk has gone into the cake. Then put the topping on as usual.
This makes it extra moist and creamy.
I’m making it your way right now. It’s for my grandsons birthday tomorrow. He will love it.

I added the pudding with cake mix instead 😳 if I added it and not to the cool whip will it still taste ok?

Looks great, but would love to experiment with different displays and/or cake pans.
Have you tried 8 in or 9 in round? If so, is it just varied from the cake box instructions?
I did read some others were having a sinking effect in their final cake. . .

I put in the whole 20 oz can of crushed pineapples and juice by accident. Will it be ok?

This cake is really, really good!! I’m so glad I made it!!!

Is pudding made first before mixing with whipped topping?

Winner, for sure!

Looks delicious

Can you tell me has anyone tried as cupcakes to serve individuals?

Great cake and beautiful

My grandma made this at every family gathering. It is one of my favorites. I just came across this recipe. It’s been over ten years since I’ve had this dessert. I can’t wait for my kids to try it!

made this cake several times and is always a hit. will be making it again in am for card with the gals to tomorrow night

I made this cake for the first time tonight and it was a huge success!! I added chopped nuts to the cake and I did not frost the cake but had the topping in a bowl for people to serve themselves. It was very moist and both the cake and topping was delicious!! Will definitely make again!

I’ve made this every Easter for years, my mother in law always did and I’ve carried the tradition on!!! Only difference, I put a small jar of mandarin oranges with juice in with the cake mix , no pineapple, and for the icing, I put a small can of crushed pineapple plus juice in….. I also bake it in 2 8” cake pans…

So good! My 4 year old and I made this together and really enjoyed it!