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Easter Pineapple Delight

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This is a delicious light dessert that I like to serve with Easter dinner. Best of all, it makes two large pans, so I can freeze the second one to serve on Mother's Day! The total time includes the baking, cooling and chilling times.

Ingredients

  • 1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix plus ingredients to make it
  • 3 four serving size boxes instant vanilla pudding
  • 4 cups cold milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp. coconut extract
  • 1 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 19oz. can crushed pineapple, well drained (reserve juice)
  • 2 cups whipping cream, whipped & sweetened
  • 1 - 2 cups flaked coconut, toasted

Directions

  1. Mix cake according to directions on box, using pineapple juice instead of water.
  2. Pour into 2 greased 13x9 pans & bake at 350F for 15 min.
  3. Cool completely.
  4. Beat together pudding mixes, milk & coconut extract in a lg.bowl for 2 minutes.
  5. Add cream cheese & beat well.
  6. Stir in pineapple.
  7. Spread over the cakes.
  8. Top with whipped cream & coconut.
  9. Chill for 2 hrs. May be frozen.