Sweet, sunny pineapple desserts — upside-down cake, Pineapple Dream Dessert, Hawaiian Pineapple Cake and Pineapple Fluff for potlucks and Sundays.
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Quick easy cake
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Open in Pepper →A can of pineapple in the pantry means dessert is never far off. It's sweet without being heavy, and it turns a box of cake mix into something people ask about.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when there's a potluck Sunday, a church supper, or a birthday where somebody wants cake but nobody wants to fuss with layers and frosting.
Every recipe here leans on that can: the classic Pineapple upside down cake with brown sugar and rings, no-bake Pineapple Dream Dessert with cream cheese and condensed milk, Hawaiian Pineapple Cake, Karla's Orange Pineapple Cake, and Pineapple Fluff made with vanilla pudding and whipped topping.
Drain the pineapple well
Press canned rings or chunks in a strainer for 2 to 3 minutes so extra juice doesn't make your batter soggy — unless the recipe says no-drain, like the fluff.
Melt butter in the pan
For upside-down cake, melt a stick of butter right in the 9x13 or skillet, then sprinkle a half cup of brown sugar over it before laying the rings down.
Flip while it's warm
Let the cake sit 5 to 10 minutes after baking, then invert onto a platter. Wait much longer and the topping sticks to the pan.
Chill no-bake ones
Give the dream dessert and fluff at least 4 hours in the fridge, or overnight, so they set up firm enough to scoop.