Before you head to the store to grab all of the goodies for your Fourth of July BBQ, make sure to add the items below to your list so you can make this creamy, dreamy Pineapple Cream Cake for the cookout. Everyone will love it – trust me. Even the people that “don’t like cake” will enjoy it! (Yeah, I know, they exist. I can’t believe it either).
OK, I know what you’re thinking – “Cake for a BBQ?” Yes, cake for a BBQ, trust me. My mom made this cake all the time growing up, especially throughout the summer. It’s perfect for a get together or parties since it is big enough for a crowd, but easy on the wallet. It’s light & fluffy, and has the perfect amount of sweetness. The cake is really simple to make and doesn’t take much time at all. In fact, the longest part of the process is waiting for the cake to cool!
It starts with a box of yellow cake mix, and the “frosting” is cool whip, which makes this recipe super simple. No measuring out tons of ingredients. You don’t even need a stand mixer. This one can be done by hand. Score!
This version of Pineapple Cream Cake is topped to look like a flag (for 4th of July of course!), but if you’re making it at another time, you can top with just raspberries, kiwis, or leave the fruit off altogether. Not sure why you’d want to do that, but it’s your call!
There’s three parts to this cake: (1) the cake, (2) the cream, and (3) the topping, and every part is perfect! Usually, I always go for the center pieces of the cake. I’m not a huge fan of the edges. But with this cake, the pieces around the edge have even more cream and topping than the center ones do, so this is my exception.
This Pineapple Cream Cake is perfect for summer because it is served nice & cool, straight from the fridge. I dare you to try it and not love it! Let them eat cake, right?
The Cake:
- Box of yellow cake mix
- Make the cake according to the package directions. Allow to cool.
The Cream:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 8 oz crushed pineapple (drained)
- 1 3/4 cup milk
- 3.4 oz box of instant vanilla pudding
- In a large bowl, whip together cream cheese, milk, and pudding mix until smooth. Stir in pineapples.
- Spread mixture over cooled cake.
The Topping:
- 1 tub whipped topping (cool whip)
- Fruit for top of cake (blueberries/raspberries)
- Top with cool whip and fruit of your choice.
Happy 4th, Everyone!
