PINEAPPLE COCONUT LOAF CAKE
This delicious loaf cake is one you will make over and over! It’s great for any occasion.
You will also want to make this delicious Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut! It’s made from a mix but no one would ever know.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This cake is the perfect size for a small gathering. The texture is a little more dense than fluffy and it’s so good. If you are a fan of pineapple and coconut, you will love this delicious cake. We make the glaze with pineapple juice, and it just makes the cake even more moist. This cake has terrific reviews. It would be an excellent addition for a wedding or baby shower, brunch or afternoon tea.
SWAPS
We use sweetened coconut in this recipe, but if you want to use unsweetened, that will work too. you can also use salted or unsalted butter, we use whatever we have on hand. This cake has no added salt, so it’s okay either way.
COMMENTS BELOW
We have had a few questions asking if you can make this in a bundt pan. I think you could but you would need to double it, because it’s not enough ingredients for a full bundt pan. Also one follower commented they made this in 2 (8 inch) pans and lowered the cooking time to 40 minutes and it was delicious. So that is an option as well.
⭐TIP
This cake is just as good the next day so you can easily make it in advance. You could also save the pineapple juice and make the glaze before you serve it.
OTHER PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT RECIPES
Pineapple Coconut Loaf
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter or 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract could use vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained (save 1/4 cup of the juice)
- 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
Glaze for cake:
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons pineapple juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Optional
Instructions
- Beat together butter, sugar, eggs and almond extract until smooth with mixer. Whisk together flour and baking powder and add to butter mixture along with milk and drained pineapple.
- Fold in coconut. Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 60 to 65 minutes until center tests done. Let cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. Add the glaze.
Glaze Instructions
- Whisk together and drizzle over cooled cake.
Notes
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I love your recipes and have made many. This bread turned out beautifully. I did not have coconut so substituted with coconut flavoring and crushed my 20 oz. pineapple chunks in my mini-blender. Also substituted half of the sugar with allulose and all turned out well.
So glad this turned out so well Sharon!
Heavens!! I saw this recipe and was inspired to make it immediately!! This loaf cake not only smells wonderful baking, but it came out of the oven absolutely perfect. The texture and flavor are incredible, and it is now my new favorite. Thank you for sharing such a marvelous recipe.
YAY! So glad this recipe was a hit, we love it too!
I love all of your recipes and have tried many of them. I am an old southern girl and have been cooking over 50 years, but still enjoy trying new recipes. This one was great. If the lady had a “gloopy mess”, then she must not have drained the pineapple really well and/or not cooked the cake long enough. I always start ahead to drain the pineapple and use the back of a large spoon to press the pineapple so it drains almost dry. I’ve never had an issue with any of your recipes. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Mimi! Thrilled to hear this!
A perfect balance of pineapple and coconut–wonderful! I pressed out enough juice, using a spatula, to get about 1 cup of pineapple.
Can this be made in a Bundt pan
I’ve never made it in a bundt pan but you can certainly try it!
Hello, there, which butter to use? Salted or Unsalted ? Thanks
Whichever you like. This recipe doesn’t have any added salt so it doesn’t matter.
Made as instructed and got a wet gloopy mess that went in the trash. A waste of time and good ingredients.
I’m not sure why you would have issues with this recipe. As you can see this recipe has fantastic reviews. If you had a “wet gloopy mess,” then you clearly didn’t cook it long enough. Not everyone can make every recipe. Sorry, you had such a hard time.
You clearly didn’t cook it long enough. This is a fantastic cake! Nothing wrong with this recipe.
This looks delicious. Please let me know if the coconut should be sweetened or unsweetened? I only have unsweetened and hope it works.
You can use either in this recipe. Thanks!
Omg What à gréât cake easy and delicious
Can you use self raising flour instill of all purpose flour.
I think you probably could use the self rising flour, just leave out the baking powder.
This loaf cake was delicious! My family loved it! I checked out your digital magazine and it’s wonderful. Can’t wait to get to cooking!
Thank you so much for the kind comment! So glad you enjoyed this recipe and bought the digital magazine. Have a wonderful week!
This is my family’s favorite cake! It’s so easy and beyond flavorful. The pineapple and coconut is so refreshing. I get asked to bring this to every family function. Thank you for another great recipe!
By chance, how many muffins would this make? Given the current state of things (Covid-19) I wanted to make this for work but have it more “user friendly ” form.
Thank you
I am just guessing because I have not made it in muffins but I would say ten to twelve muffins depending on how much you put in the muffin cups, Michelle. Hope this helps.
Does this have to be eaten right away or is it good for couple days?
It will keep for several days, Regina.
I made this pineapple coconut cake this week for the first time. It is delicious and the one thing I found is that I want to have it every morning with my coffee (smile).
Wonderful! I am so glad you enjoyed this great loaf cake. We love this one too 🙂
Want to send this to West coast. Takes 3-5 days to get there. Will that be ok, and what is the best way to wrap it?
I can’t advise on this, I have never shipped it.
This comment was in response to the lady stating she only had 2 cans of pineapple chunks.
Just chop the pineapples up into small pieces.
I made this, but used an 8″ square pan. I don’t like loaf cakes. It turned out wonderfully. I just baked it for only 40 minutes; start checking at 30 minutes.
Happy you enjoyed this recipe, Eleanor. Thank you for letting us know. Have a great week ahead.
Can u use coconut milk instead of regular milk?
I have never tried it that way, so I cant say it would or not. Sorry.
What if I don’t have any milk? Can it be left out or something else I could use in it’s place?
I made this last night with a can of pineapple tidbits rather than the crushed pineapple. It worked beautifully! The batter is very heavy and wet so it took a little longer to bake, but patience was rewarded with a moist tender cake. Thanks!
Can this be used in a bundt pan?
This only makes a loaf Jennifer. You may have to double the recipe for a bundt pan. It would not make a very big cake otherwise. I have not tried a bundt pan.
I know it’s a pineapple coconut loaf, but my hubby and son are not huge fans of coconut…any way to just leave the coconut out? Maybe substitute a little more crushed pineapple or something? Thanks for any input….
You can try it and see what happens. I never have made it any way but by the recipe.
can this cake be frozen?
Does the 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice go into the cake or is just saved for 3TBSP to use for the glaze?
Yes, it is used for the glaze.
I do not have crushed pineapple on hand. I do have 2 20 oz. cans of pineapple chunks in juice. How can I substitute?
I have never made it that way Ellen, so I really cant advise. It may work!
Use your food processor, or blender to crush the pineapple.
All of your recipes are amazing. How can I save these to my recipe file?
Click on the icon under the recipe of the little printer. You can “save” the recipe or print it and remove any photos and text you don’t want.
No icon for printing. But had to have so wrote it out manually like we used to in the 50’s and 60’s! Can’t wait to try. Absolutely love anything pineapple coconut! Maybe add a little white rum?
Thank you so much Janet. It tells you under each recipe to look below the recipe and click on the little computer icon there. You can delete the photo and any text you don’t want and just print the recipe. Just click that little icon of the printer. Hope this helps. Have a great week.
Thank you so much! I don’t know how I missed seeing that 🙂
looks so easy and sounds so delicious… A must for my baking tomorrow…
Made this and had to give it to three friends immediately, served it with strawberries and it was just so incredible. Will be in my to 10 for dessert.
This is heavenly but I had to cut 1/2 the sugar with Stevia (diabetic) and 1/2 the flour with whole wheat.
Hi Leroy, could tell me how yours turned out with stevia?? I’m interested in using stevia to cook with. Thank you
looked at the recipe that came up on my email, and spent the next 45 min. reading all the other great recipes on this site..love/copied all of them!!!