{"id":1283,"date":"2026-01-27T13:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:17:18","slug":"southern-pineapple-sunshine-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/southern-pineapple-sunshine-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Pineapple Sunshine Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Southern Pineapple Sunshine Cake<\/h2>\n<p>A soft, moist yellow cake soaked with pineapple flavor and topped with a light, fluffy frosting\u2014pure Southern comfort.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 box yellow cake mix<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 can (20 oz \/ 565 g) crushed pineapple <strong>with juice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 box (3.4 oz \/ 96 g) instant vanilla pudding mix<\/li>\n<li>3 cups cold milk<\/li>\n<li>1 tub (8 oz \/ 225 g) whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed<\/li>\n<li>Optional garnish: shredded coconut, pineapple chunks, or maraschino cherries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>Prepare the Cake<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Grease a <strong>9\u00d713-inch baking dish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, mix:\n<ul>\n<li>Cake mix<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>Eggs<\/li>\n<li>Crushed pineapple (with juice)<\/li>\n<li>Vanilla (if using)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Beat for <strong>2 minutes<\/strong> until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour batter into the prepared pan.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>35\u201340 minutes<\/strong>, or until a toothpick comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Let the cake cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Make the Frosting<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>In a bowl, whisk pudding mix with <strong>3 cups cold milk<\/strong> until thick (about 2 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Gently fold in the whipped topping until smooth and fluffy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Assemble<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread frosting evenly over the cooled cake.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for <strong>at least 1 hour<\/strong> before serving (best served chilled).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This cake gets <strong>better the next day<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Keep refrigerated.<\/li>\n<li>Light, fruity, and perfect for summer gatherings or potlucks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Pineapple Sunshine Cake A soft, moist yellow cake soaked with pineapple flavor and topped with a light, fluffy frosting\u2014pure&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1285,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283\/revisions\/1285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}