Easiest Crushed Pineapple Poke Cake
This is the moistest, softest, juiciest cake I’ve ever made. I literally heard the cake squish when I sliced it from the pineapple juice glaze that soaks into every crevice. It’s a fast, easy, one-bowl, no mixer, from-scratch recipe that’s as easy as using a boxed mix, which I see often with poke cakes. The cake is just screaming with over-the-top pineapple flavor. If you’re a pineapple cake or pineapple dessert lover, this is the cake for you. There’s crushed pineapple inside the cake and the glaze is made with pineapple juice. Rather than just pouring the glaze over the top, first take a small paring knife and poke the cake in about 25 spots, lightly twisting the knife with each poke. You don’t need to make craters or get too wild poking because the glaze finds a way to soak in.
Crushed Pineapple Cake Ingredients
To make this ultra moist glazed pineapple cake, you’ll need only a handful of very common fridge and pantry ingredients.
For the pineapple cake:
Unsalted butter Eggs Granulated sugar Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Salt Baking soda Crushed pineapple
For the pineapple glaze:
Confectioner’s sugar Juice reserved from the canned pineapple
How to Make Pineapple Cake with Crushed Pineapple
Making a scratch pineapple cake is so quick and easy! Here’s an overview of the recipe steps:
Step 1: Make the crushed pineapple cake
Step 2: Make the pineapple glaze
Tips for Making the Best Pineapple Cake
When mixing together the cake batter, make sure the pineapple has been very well drained. If it’s not, the cake will be so moist and wet that it won’t set. Also note that baking times may range dramatically due to the moisture level in the pineapple (some fruit is much juicer than others), how well it was drained, climate and oven variances, etc. If you feel like your crushed pineapple cake is browning too quickly on top before it’s setting up in center, tent with a sheet of foil and bake until done. Lastly, the longer you can let this crushed pineapple cake soak, the better. I let mine soak overnight and the next morning I was in pineapple heaven. This is one of the best cakes I’ve ever made and definitely very sweet from all the wonderful pineapple!
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