Here’s a delicious Pineapple Cake with Cheesecake Filling recipe that combines moist pineapple cake layers with a creamy, tangy cheesecake center. It’s rich, tropical, and perfect for special occasions!
🍍 Pineapple Cake with Cheesecake Filling
⭐ What You’ll Make
A layered dessert:
- Bottom & top layers: Moist pineapple cake
- Middle layer: Smooth baked cheesecake
- Finish: Pineapple frosting or whipped cream topping
🧀 Cheesecake Filling (make first)
Ingredients
- 16 oz (450 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup (60 ml) sour cream
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (optional for stability)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Line an 8-inch cake pan with parchment.
- Beat cream cheese & sugar until smooth.
- Add egg, vanilla, sour cream, and cornstarch; mix until just combined.
- Pour into pan and bake 30–35 min, until set but slightly jiggly in center.
- Cool completely, then freeze 30–60 minutes so it’s easy to layer.
🍰 Pineapple Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 can (20 oz / 560 g) crushed pineapple with the juice
- ½ cup (120 ml) oil (vegetable or canola)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and line two 8-inch cake pans.
- In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, oil, vanilla, and the entire can of pineapple (don’t drain!).
- Stir until just combined.
- Divide batter into the two pans and bake 22–26 minutes, until golden and springy.
- Cool completely.
🍍 Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting (optional, but amazing)
Ingredients
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, softened
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ½ cup well-drained crushed pineapple (squeeze out excess moisture)
Directions
Beat cream cheese + butter → add sugar gradually → mix in vanilla + pineapple. Chill 15 min before using.
🎂 Assembly
- Place one pineapple cake layer on a plate.
- Spread a thin layer of frosting (acts as glue).
- Place the cold cheesecake layer on top.
- Add the second pineapple cake layer.
- Frost the entire cake with pineapple cream cheese frosting.
- Chill 1–2 hours before slicing for clean cuts.
✨ Optional Add-Ons
- Toasted coconut flakes on top
- Pineapple slices or cherries for decoration
- Add rum extract to the frosting for a tropical twist
- Mix chopped pecans into the cake batter
If you’d like, I can also:
🍍 Create a no-bake version
🧀 Make it gluten-free
🍰 Adjust for cupcakes
📏 Resize for 9×13 pan
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