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Pina Colada Bundt Cake

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Pineapple and coconut add a fun summer twist to this easy Pina Colada Bundt Cake. It’s a great dessert for summer picnics or barbecues. Watch everyone smile as they grab a slice.

If you love pina coladas, make sure you try out these Pina Colada Sugar Cookie Bars. They are another crowd pleasing dessert.

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Recently our youngest son received a note in the mail.  This wasn’t just any note though.  It was from a little girl from church telling him how much she liked him.  He was so embarrassed by it that he tore it up and flushed it down the drain.

I guess that’s one way to keep his older brother from reading it and teasing him mercilessly.

My husband was able to get him to spill the beans about the flushed letter though.  We talked to him about making sure he is being kind and not hurting her feelings.

His plan was to avoid her or just to tell her he already liked someone at school.  I am so not ready for this with my baby!  Someone pass me a big plate of cake to drown my “getting old sorrows” in! 

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Let’s talk about something other than my kids growing up and getting love letters in the mail.

How about that cake?  Cake always makes me happy…especially cake baked in a bundt pan. I don’t know what it is about that shape, but it always makes me smile.  Over the years I have made bundt cakes with salted caramel, sprinkles, apples, and bananas. I don’t see an end to these fun cakes!

But lately I have been kind of loving the coconut and pineapple combo of a pina colada.  Did you see the Pina Colada Cake Trifle from last week?

I couldn’t stop thinking about how good it was, so when I had to make a dessert for a dinner at church this past weekend, I knew just what flavor to make it.

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Now I know there are some of you that love baking from scratch.  Now don’t get me wrong, I love baking this way too, but I also love doctoring up a box cake mix.

There is nothing wrong with jazzing up a cake mix to give you the look of a bakery style cake, right? I mean look how gorgeous this Strawberry Mousse Cake looks. Yup, it started from a box mix too.

My feelings on the matter is that someone took the time to calculate all those ingredient measurements into a box, so I’m going to go ahead and use them.  It saves me a little bit of time in the kitchen, which translates into baking a cake faster for my mouth!  You do what you feel is best for you though!

For now I’m going to continue to go the semi-homemade route.  Giving pre-made ingredients that homemade with flair pizzaz is how I like to roll!

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How to make a Pina Colada Bundt Cake:

Make sure you spray your bundt pan thoroughly with a nonstick baking spray. I always use Baker’s Joy when I bake a bundt cake. The flour and oil combo helps to release the cake smoothly every time.

Add a box of pudding and sour cream to the cake batter to give it a firm and pound like texture.

Stir in a can of crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and rum extract to give this easy cake a sweet tropical flair.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for the specified time. Let it cool in the pan for about 10-15 minutes, then place a plate on top of the cake and flip it out.  You need to get the cake out of the pan while it is still warm because as it cools it could stick to the sides.

Decorating your Pina Colada Bundt Cake:

Make some toasted coconut first. Place some shredded coconut on a sheet pan and bake it at 350 degrees for 4-5 minutes. Make sure you stir the coconut around every minute or so because the edges will brown first. Let it cool as you make the frosting.

Beat together some softened cream cheese, butter, cream of coconut, and rum extract until creamy. Then add your sugar beat it until soft and fluffy. Spoon out 1/2 cup of frosting for the top of the cake.

A small flat spatula works great for spreading the frosting on the sides of the cake. After you get it all spread out, go around the bundt cake with gentle swirling motions to create a pretty pattern on the sides.

Use a piping bag and icing tip to add swirls to the top of the cake with the reserved cream cheese frosting.  All that is left is to plop maraschino cherries with stems on top of each swirl and add the toasted coconut. Make sure you pat the cherries dry before you add them because if you don’t they will drip red cherry juice all over your pretty cake. That’s no bueno.

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Now step back and admire your gorgeous bakery creation for a minute. Then cut yourself a big slice of the Pina Colada Bundt Cake and be transported to the tropics with every bite.

At least in your vacation fantasyland you can forget about your kids getting older and getting love letters.

More delicious pina colada recipes you may enjoy:

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Tools used to make this Pina Colada Bundt Cake:

Yield: 12-14 servings

Pina Colada Bundt Cake

Pina Colada Bundt Cake
Pineapple and coconut adds a fun summer twist to this easy Pina Colada Bundt Cake. It's the perfect dessert for any summer party or picnic.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 1 vanilla cake mix
  • 1 - 3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 - 8 ounce can crushed pineapple (do not drain)
  • 1 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded coconut, divided

For the Frosting

  • 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 Tablespoons cream of coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
  • 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • maraschino cherries with stems, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  2. Place 1/2 cup shredded coconut on a baking sheet. Bake for 4-5 minutes, stirring often. Remove and cool.
  3. Beat the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, pineapple, extract, sour cream, and oil on low for 1 minute. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining coconut.
  4. Spoon into the prepared pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
  5. Remove and let cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then flip out onto a plate to cool completely.
  6. Beat the butter until creamy. Add the cream cheese, cream of coconut, extract, and salt and beat again.
  7. Slowly add the powdered sugar until completely mixed in. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting.
  8. Spread the rest of the frosting on the cake. Pipe swirls on top of the cake with the reserved frosting using a piping bag and icing tip 21.. Top each swirl with a cherry that has been patted dry.
  9. Sprinkle the toasted coconut all around the swirls and down the sides. Keep the cake refrigerated until it is time to serve.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

14

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 594 Total Fat: 27g Saturated Fat: 15g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 99mg Sodium: 620mg Carbohydrates: 85g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 67g Protein: 5g
© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Cakes & Cupcakes

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Comments

  1. Oh my goodness! I don’t think I would know how to handle that situation as a parent! Good thing schools out for summer.. right?! I adore how this bundt is dressed up, looks perfect!

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  5. OMGoodness! What a sweet story about your little boy! My 7 year old little girl just informed me that she was “in love” with a boy in her class! Puppy Love. It starts so soon. I’m so glad that my daughter turns very quiet and shy when she is around him. LOL Anyhoo, your cake looks and sounds delicious! I’m always on the hunt for a new recipe to try out on our Bible Study class that we teach. If you have time, feel free to share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party that is live. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com Have a lovely day! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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    • It was really sweet that she mailed him a letter. No one does that anymore! I’m glad you like the cake…it is definitely great for a crowd!

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  9. I’m all about quick fixes with mixes! It’s the end result that counts!
    And that is too adorable about your son. I wish you’d been able to steal it and hold onto it for posterity!

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  10. Send some of this cake over and we´ll both wallow in self pity because our kids are growing up way too fast! Every time my daughter mentions a boy she likes, I want to run away lol!
    ps. this cake looks way too good!!

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    • I could definitely use a “wallow” party with lots of sweets with someone who understands. Kids getting older is definitely not cool!!!

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  14. Oh my goodness!! Did she actually mail him a letter or just stuff it in the mail box. WOW that took some guts on her part. And I love your son’s reaction. Classic!! 🙂 I agree cake makes me happy too. This one reminds me of Hawaii and beaches. I think I need to make it and eat it while alone so I can reminisce. Pinned!!

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    • She actually mailed it to him. It really was so super sweet! I still can’t believe what my son did to it…I would have loved to have kept it. Pineapple and coconut makes me think beaches too!!!

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  19. That is so funny that your son flushed it down the toilet! lol I can’t even imagine how Ill react when my son has his first crush. He is not quite 6. 🙂 That cake looks really good. Anytime coconut is involved in cake my husband wants me to make it. 🙂

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    • Tell me about it…no one writes love letters like that anymore! Although it totally made me binge on sweets because my baby shouldn’t be getting them yet!

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  23. I am 100% in love with this cake, Jocelyn! I remember the days of childhood crushes. I’m glad that stage of my life is over although I still send love letters to my sweetie. I’m pretty sure he keeps the letters and drawings that I write to him! 🙂

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    • I haven’t made this particular cake in anything but a bundt pan. Have you tried using Baker’s Joy? It is a baking spray that is amazing…cakes just fall right out of the pan. You could bake this in a 9×13 pan, but I’m not sure how long to tell you. I would bake it the time on the box and then just keep checking it until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. I hope that helps 🙂

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  27. I make this bundt cake all the time. I usually use coconut pudding mix, instead of the vanilla pudding. I especially like the way you frosted it and will definitely try it on my next one.

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  31. Do you use sweetened flaked coconut? My six year old was looking at my Pinterest to get ideas for her birthday dessert and she saw this and said, “coconut and cherries on top! That’s what I want!” Excited to try it!

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    • Yes, I always use sweetened coconut because that’s what I prefer! That is so sweet that your little girl wants this cake for her birthday! I hope she enjoys it and has an awesome bday!!!

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  32. Does this cake freeze well without the frosting? I don’t have AC so I don’t bake in the summer but I like to have goodies in the freezer to just pull out for entertaining.

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    • I think you could freeze the cake part just fine. Once it is completely cool, wrap it in saran wrap and a freezer bag and freeze. Then when you want to defrost it, put it in the fridge over night and frost the next day. I hope that helps and that you enjoy the cake.

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    • The recipe just uses rum extract, which is not the same as rum. But you could substitute vanilla extract if you prefer. The rum extract really adds that tropical flavor though.

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  36. This cake is so moist and delicious that I am making it today for my sister’s birthday. She loves anything pina colada. The icing is perfect in taste and texture as is the cake!
    Thank yu for sharing,you are making many people happy!????
    Mary

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