Aloha! It’s Luau Time!
14 Comments | Written on August 11, 2010 at 5:00 am , by Kristina Vanni
Get out those tiki torches and put on a lei, because it is time for a Hawaiian luau! You will love this recipe because it is quick and easy with only 5 ingredients. Your guests will love that it is also low in fat, so everyone can indulge and still keep their bikini bod!
1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix
1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple in its own juices, undrained
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Powdered sugar (optional)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir until blended.
3. Spoon batter into an ungreased 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
4. Sprinkle the top of cake with powdered sugar, if desired. Cut into 20 squares.
Nutrition information per serving: 113 cal.; 1 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; 0 g trans fat; 0 mg chol.; 174 mg sod.; 25 g carbo.; 0 g fiber; 2 g protein
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14 Responses to “Aloha! It’s Luau Time!”
is there something I could sub the pineapple for? I am highly allergic to pineapple but love love love coconut! any suggestions?
Great question Annahmarie! I have only tried this recipe with the 20 oz can of crushed pineapple. However, I think you could try and substitute an equivalent size can of another fruit in it’s own juices. Maybe mandarin oranges or pears? I would make sure to cut up the fruit pieces if they are large. Give it a try and let us know how it turns out! I am curious and would love to know!
Bon Appetit
Sometime many years ago I read that the cooking of pineapple helps to make the fruit less reactive to those that are alergic,I sugest to consult an alergist and have the test done with coocked pineapple fruit
Will this work just as well without the coconut? Perhaps some nuts or something?
Hi Tia!
Sure, you could try 1/2 cup of finely chopped nuts instead. You could even lightly toast them first for even more flavor.
This recipe sounds delicious and can’t wait to try it at our next bar-b-que. As for the question above substituting the pineapple, how about apricots. Yum
You can always substitute fruit cocktail for the crushed pineapple. Leave it whole or process it, I would think. Any pineapple in it can be easily removed.
This Luau cake looks great. I hope to try the recipe in the next couple of days. Thanks! One thing though, I’m diabetic, this isn’t too over the top for me is it?
Hi Kelvin!
So glad you like the recipe
I am sorry, but I can’t provide any diabetic nutrition information for this dessert. Since, I am not a dietitian and don’t have expertise in this area, the best thing to do is to consult your doctor before indulging. Thanks for your feedback!
I am also diabetic (type2) and not insulin dependent, but I can have angel food cake and pineapple…just not great amounts of it. Might want to check with your Dr. first. this recipe, except for the powdered sugar looks just fine for me.
This cake cries out for some crunch, and almonds are perfect! in keeping with a Hawaiian theme, macadamia nuts would also be great, but I think they have way more calories.
I had made this cake using 2 small cans of mandarin oranges. I chopped up the oranges and used all the juice from the can. This is a great cake.(You can also add 2/3 cups of rum to the batter which makes a great cake)
Lee Mitchell – I am so glad it worked with the mandarin oranges! I am going to try it that way next time…with the rum too, of course!
Let’s see if this works.