Here’s a Piña Colada Pound Cake that’s moist, tropical, and easy—no alcohol required 🍍🥥
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- ½ cup coconut milk (or regular milk)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp coconut extract (optional but great)
- ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
Glaze (optional but recommended)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp pineapple juice
- 1–2 tbsp coconut milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease and flour a bundt or loaf pan.
- Cream butter & sugar until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes).
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Whisk dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt.
- Alternate mixing dry ingredients and coconut milk into batter.
- Mix in vanilla, coconut extract, pineapple, and coconut.
- Pour batter into pan and smooth top.
- Bake:
- Bundt pan: 65–75 minutes
- Loaf pan: 75–85 minutes
(Toothpick should come out mostly clean.)
- Cool 15 minutes, then remove from pan.
- Glaze: Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cake.
Tips
- Make sure pineapple is well-drained or the cake can get soggy.
- Toast the coconut for extra flavor.
- Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for a dessert vibe.
If you want, I can give you a cream cheese version, mini loaf version, or a shortcut using cake mix.