Pineapple Coconut Cake With Bananas Pineapple

A simple banana snack cake filled with pineapple, coconut, and nuts, this is a perfect way to enjoy those ripe bananas sitting on the counter.

Why We Love this Recipe

Who doesn’t love the combination of fresh fruit like pineapple, crunchy pecans, and coconut? This is a great twist on a traditional banana cake.

Because of the banana and pineapple, it comes out just sweet enough and very moist!

It freezes well so it’s a great way to use up bananas and add a piece to your lunch box.

Ingredients & Variations

BANANAS Just like when making banana bread, choose bananas with a few spots on them for a better flavor and more sweetness.

PINEAPPLE This recipe uses crushed pineapple and you’ll want to leave the juices in. If you only have tidbits or chunks, you can pulse them in the blender a few times to get a crushed consistency.

COCONUT/NUTS Switch out the pecans for walnuts or even macadamia nuts! Lightly toast the coconut and pecans in a saute pan before putting in the recipe for extra flavor! No coconut? Add some extra finely chopped nuts.

FROSTING This recipe has the perfect lime-flavored frosting but even a simple buttercream or cream cheese frosting will work. So will whipped cream in a pinch!

How to Make Pineapple Coconut Cake

This recipe is easy and quick to pull together!

Mix the dry ingredients, coconut, and pecans and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk the bananas, pineapple, sugars and lime juice.
Fold in the dry to the wet and spread in a prepared pan.

Frosting

For the frosting, mix the cream cheese and butter until fluffy and then add in the powdered sugar a bit at a time.

Lime zest flavors this frosting, I use a microplane grater to zest citrus fruit. While I flavor this frosting with lime, you can add orange and/or lemon zest too or your favorite extracts (coconut is great in this recipe).

Tips for the Perfect Snack Cake

A glass casserole dish will take the cake a little bit longer to bake.
A metal pan may produce a darker result on the bottom.
Be sure to grease pans or muffin tins with shortening, butter, or pan release.
Bake just until a toothpick comes out clean, do not overbake.

To test for doneness, insert a wooden pick in the center of the cake and if it comes out clean, it’s ready!

Favorite Cakes

Coconut Sheet Cake – extra moist & delicious
Lemon Blueberry Cake – sweet & refreshing
Texas Sheet Cake – chocolatey goodness!
Hummingbird Cake – with a cream cheese icing
The Best Carrot Cake – quick and easy to prepare!
Classic Pound Cake Recipe – light & moist
Pina Colada Cake – a tropical paradise

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