Pineapple Cake (with dried Pineapple flowers)
Jan 11, 2026 12:23 PM
This Pineapple Cake is the perfect tropical dessert for summer! Dried pineapple flowers adorn this pineapple infused cake with fresh pineapple and pineapple buttercream.
“You should make a Dole Whip Cake” were the words from my friend Rich as I was catching up with him and his wife Crystal about their recent trip to Disneyland. My response? “I should make a Dole Whip Cake!”
For those who don’t know, a Dole Whip is a pineapple flavored soft serve that you can get in a small handful of Disney Parks. Disneyland has it at the Tiki Juice Bar in Adventureland, and in Disney World you can also get it at the Animal Kingdom and the Polynesian resort. If you’re in Hawaii and dying for a fix, it’s also available at the Dole Plantation on Oahu.
I haven’t had Dole Whip a lot, I think maybe only a couple of times, really. Partly because the lineups to get one are always ridiculous, and I’d rather wait in line for a ride. And partly because the last time I had one, it tasted a bit artificial and I didn’t love it. I swear they changed the recipe from the first time I had one 10 years ago!
Nevertheless, I love pineapple and tropical desserts, so the Dole Whip Cake (aka Pineapple Cake) had to happen. Of course I had to take it over the top and decorate it with a copious amount of dried pineapple flowers.
Ingredients:
Pineapple Cake
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup pineapple juice or pineapple concentrate room temperature
Pineapple Swiss Meringue Buttercream
- 5 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter cubed, room temperature
- 7 Tbsp freeze-dried pineapple powder 40g, 6.4oz
Pineapple Syrup
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Pineapple Flowers
- 1 large pineapple peeled, sliced very thin
Assembly
- 1/2 cup chopped pineapple fresh or canned (drained)
Prep Time:
120 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
155 minutes
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