millionaire's cake
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As simple as this dessert is to make, it's amazing how delicious it is. It has a tropical touch, and everyone seems to love it. The recipe was created years ago, before manufacturers began to economize and downsize boxed foods, with cake mixes going from 18.5-oz boxes to 15.25-oz boxes now. And the instructions were use only half the batter (discarding the remaining batter or using it to make cupcakes). But with smaller cake mixes now, it's easier to use all of the prepared batter. It produces a loftier cake, but that's better than wasting cake batter. It's sometimes called Hawaiian Cake.
(1 rating)
yield
18
prep time
35 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For millionaire's cake
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15.25-oz boxyellow cake mix, plus ingredients listed on the box (such as eggs, oil, etc)
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1 (3.4-oz) boxinstant vanilla pudding mix, plus ingredients listed on box (milk, etc)
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1 (8-oz) pkgcream cheese, softened
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1 (20-oz) cancrushed pineapple, drained well
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1 (8-oz) pkgwhipped topping (cool whip), thawed
- OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
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1/3 cupfinely chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, etc)
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1/3 cupshredded coconut
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about 36maraschino cherries, stems removed
How To Make millionaire's cake
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1Spray 9x13x2-inch baking dish with nonstick baking spray; set aside.
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2Prepare cake mix for 9x13 baking dish according to box directions. Pour batter into 9x13 baking pan, and bake as directed on box. Let cake cool completely.
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3Prepare pudding as directed on package. Add the softened cream cheese, and beat until well blended. Spread pudding mixture over the surface of the cooled cake.
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4Squeeze out as much moisture as possible from the drained pineapple (too much pineapple juice will make the frosting runny). Distribute pineapple evenly over the pudding mixture.
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5Spread Cool Whip evenly over the pineapple layer.
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6Garnish the top with chopped nuts, shredded coconut, and maraschino cherries, as desired. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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7To get 18 servings, cut 3 rows across and 6 rows vertically.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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