Pina Colada Pound Cake

🍍🥥 Piña Colada Pound Cake

Makes: 8–10 slices

Ingredients

Cake

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup sugar

• 3 large eggs

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• ¼ tsp coconut extract (optional but amazing)

• ½ cup crushed pineapple, drained

• ¼ cup coconut milk (or regular milk)

• ¼ cup shredded sweetened coconut

Glaze (Optional)

• ½ cup powdered sugar

• 1–2 tbsp pineapple juice or coconut milk

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Instructions

1️⃣ Prep

• Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F

• Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan

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2️⃣ Dry Ingredients

• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl

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3️⃣ Wet Ingredients

1. Cream butter + sugar until fluffy (~3 min)

2. Beat in eggs, one at a time

3. Mix in vanilla and coconut extract

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4️⃣ Combine

• Alternately add dry ingredients and coconut milk to butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry

• Fold in crushed pineapple and shredded coconut

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5️⃣ Bake

• Pour batter into prepared pan

• Bake 50–60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

• Let cool in pan 10 min, then transfer to wire rack

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6️⃣ Glaze (Optional)

• Whisk powdered sugar + pineapple juice/coconut milk

• Drizzle over cooled cake

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Tips & Variations 🌴

• Extra tropical: Fold in ¼ cup chopped macadamia nuts

• Coconut crust: Sprinkle shredded coconut on top before baking

• Boozy version: Add 2 tbsp light rum to glaze

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This cake is moist, tender, and basically a vacation on a plate 😎