Description
Paula Deen’s better than sex cake combines chocolate, caramel, and whipped cream in a sinful dessert that promises indulgence. Layers of moist chocolate cake create a rich experience you won’t forget.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (18.25 oz/517 g) yellow cake mix
- 1 box yellow cake mix ingredients (as per package instructions)
- 1 (20 oz/567 g) crushed pineapple
- 1 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted
- 1 (3.4 oz/96 g) French vanilla pudding mix
- 1 box French vanilla pudding mix ingredients (as per package instructions)
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) heavy cream
- 1 ⅓ cups (267 g) sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C) with rack positioned centrally, ensuring optimal baking conditions.
- Cake Foundation: Prepare yellow cake batter following package instructions, smoothly blending ingredients. Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray or butter.
- Initial Baking Phase: Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick emerges clean from the center.
- Pineapple Infusion: Simultaneously create pineapple syrup by combining crushed pineapple and sugar in a saucepan. Heat to a gentle boil, stirring consistently until well-integrated.
- Cake Perforation and Soaking: Immediately after removing cake from oven, puncture entire surface with a fork. Pour warm pineapple mixture over hot cake, allowing complete absorption.
- Pudding Layer: Prepare vanilla pudding according to package directions, whisking to eliminate lumps. Spread evenly across pineapple-infused cake surface.
- Chilling and Setting: Refrigerate cake for 1-2 hours, enabling pudding to solidify and flavors to harmonize thoroughly.
- Cream Topping: Whip heavy cream with remaining sugar in a chilled bowl until stiff peaks form. Spread elegantly across chilled cake.
- Final Garnish: Sprinkle toasted coconut uniformly over whipped cream, creating a visually appealing and delectable presentation.
Notes
- Prevent Cake Sticking: Generously grease the baking pan with butter or cooking spray to ensure easy cake removal and a perfect shape.
- Create Moisture Pockets: Use a fork to poke multiple holes in the hot cake, allowing the pineapple mixture to penetrate deeply and enhance overall flavor and texture.
- Chill for Maximum Flavor: Refrigerate the cake for 1-2 hours, giving time for pudding to set and ingredients to blend, resulting in a more intense and harmonious taste profile.
- Whip Cream Perfectly: Use a chilled mixing bowl when preparing whipped cream to achieve faster, more stable stiff peaks that maintain their structure on the cake.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 66 g
- Sodium: 310 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 68 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg