Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2011

I love to make this cake for holiday gatherings. I agree the recipe calls for too much sugar, so I always decrease to 1 cup mixed with 20 oz. of pineapple and 2 cups in the frosting. Plenty sweet and so moist it melts in your mouth!

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Stacie

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2011

This cake was delicious!! I made it for my mother's birthday because she loves Elvis and Pina Coladas so I thought it was perfect. I made a few changes. I decreased the sugar to 1 cup such as the others suggested. I also added some coconut extract to the frosting and cake mix. I also toasted some coconut flakes and covered the cake in them for decoration. Everyone loved it! The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because it was a bit dry, next time I'll maybe put some pineapples in the cake mix or pineapple juice to make it moister.

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indigo

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2011

"Fabulous" doesn't do this cake justice - it was absolutely delicious! Used yellow cake mix as I didn't have white...so, so good!

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AFWife88

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Spokane, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2011

Fantastic! Took others advice and added the nuts on top of the cake for a garnish.

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LISA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Alexandria, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2010

Yum! Didn't change anything in the recipe and it was delicious! Family loved it... a keeper, thanks for sharing!

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tiffrn06

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2010

I made this cake for my mom's 70th BD party. Party was themed around Elvis and we had an ETA perform. This cake was a huge success. Everyone loved it!!!!

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auntsally

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2010

I made this for my Daughter-in-law's shower. Everyone loved it. Get requests to make it a lot!!

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VICKY C

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Living In: Cedar Island, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2010

found this recipe about 6 yrs ago, family loves it. I make it once or twice a yr, very very rich & yummy

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machel666

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

I needed to make an additional comment. Previously I noted that you needed to scale back the sugar to 1 cup. You also need to poke holes in the cake while it is hot and pour the pineapple mixture over the still warm cake. Do Not drain off the juice. You want it to soak into the cake.

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