Is it Really Better than Sex? Cake

Based on 12 reviews

Ingredients:

1 3.4-ounce box French vanilla pudding, plus ingredients to prepare
1 1/3 cup sugar
1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple
1 18.25-ounce box yellow cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup flaked, sweetened toasted coconut

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare yellow cake mix as directed using a greased 13x9x2-inch pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. While cake is baking, combine the pineapple, 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Remove cake from oven and using a fork, pierce holes into cake. Pour pineapple mixture over hot cake and set aside.

Prepare pudding according to package directions. Spread pudding over cake and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Whip heavy cream and remaining sugar until stiff. Cover top of cake with whipped cream and sprinkle toasted coconut on top.

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Servings: 16 to 20 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Difficulty: Easy

Show: Paula's Home Cooking/Just Desserts cookbook

Ratings for this Entry:

Submitted on July 7, 2010

A family favorite! Perfect for summer.

Submitted on July 7, 2010

I made this cake for my work's annual County Fair and won 1st Place! It is so easy to make and scrumptious! Thanks Paula!!!!

Submitted on April 4, 2010

I have a question,I made this cake tonight & plan on serving it tomorrow for Easter. It didn't say to drain the pineapple juice - does anyone know if you are suppose to drain or not? I guess I will see how it turned out tomorrow.

Submitted on February 2, 2010

Oh my stars as Paula would say. . .this was amazing! Thank you Paula once again!

Submitted on January 1, 2010

So glad I finally found this recipe, I made this cake several years ago when the recipe was in Woman's World, took it to a church function and it was the rave. I lost the recipe never thought about finding it online. It is delicious, so excited I have the recipe once again.

Submitted on December 12, 2009

I made this cake for the first on Thanksgiving. And boy did I out do myself! This has to be the best cake I ever made. Plus, I got great feedback from my famliy and friends. It was nice, easy and fun to make. However, I will admit that it was a bit sweet great but for my sweet lovers family it was just RIGHT!! Iris

Submitted on November 11, 2009

a lil twist that is simillar to this cake is use a white cake ,use three 8 inch rounds bake and cool then do your layers all the same pudding crushed pineapple coconut ,then cool whip all over the cake and cover with coconut this way you can do it with out cooking and this is to dye for thats what our family calls it. angelina smith from omaha nebraska

Submitted on November 11, 2009

Awesome cake! Won people's choice in office bake-off contest!

Submitted on November 11, 2009

Definitely better then most sex in this case. Coworkers loved this cake and won "People's Choice" in the bake off contest I entered!

Submitted on June 6, 2009

What i like to add to it as well is sliced banannas that were soaked in lemon juice. Got that idea from another person who had made this.

Submitted on April 4, 2009

Absolutlely wonderful! My family loved this cake. It is unbelievably moist!