Gluten free 🍍 Pineapple ☀ Sunshine Cake

 Gluten free 🍍 Pineapple ☀ Sunshine Cake

Makes: 16 servings

Ingredients

Cake:

• 1 box gluten free yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup oil (I used avocado oil)
• 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice(I used fresh pineapple crushed using my vitamix)

Frosting:

• 1 pkg of Vivian's Live Again Vegan Whipped  topping ( You can substitute any whipped topping example cool whip or cocowhip, )
• 1 small box instant vanilla pudding( I used French vanilla)
• 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice (I used fresh pineapple crushed using my vitamix)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.(I used a glass baking dish)
2. In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and fresh crushed pineapple or 1 can of crushed pineapple with the juice. Mix well.
3. Pour into prepared baking pan/dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
   
4. In a medium sized bowl, fold together  the whipped topping( I followed direction on pkg to make whipped topping), box of (french)vanilla pudding, and 8 oz of fresh crushed pineapple or  1 can crushed pineapple with the juice. Spread over the top of cooled cake. I sprinkled the top of cake with some more crushed fresh pineapple.

 Enjoy!