PINEAPPLE POKE BUNDT CAKE
Ingredients
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1 can(s)20 oz, crushed pineapple
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1 boxyellow cake mix
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1 pkg4 serving size, jello instant vanilla pudding
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3/4 cvegetable oil
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4 largeeggs
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1vanilla bean pod split in half or 2 t vanilla extract divided
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CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE
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1 cpowdered sugar
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1 Tbspbutter melted
How to Make PINEAPPLE POKE BUNDT CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray 12 cup bundt pan with cooking spray.
- Drain pineapple; measure 3/4 cup juice to use with cake mix and reserve rest for soaking mixture.
- Beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil and 3/4 cup of juice in large bowl of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Scrape half vanilla bean pod; combine with cake batter or mix 1 T vanilla extract into cake batter.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake 38-42 minutes or til toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Combine remaining pineapple juice, powdered sugar and melted butter in a small bowl while cake is baking. Scrape other half of vanilla bean and mix with juice or stir in remaining 1 T vanilla extract.
- Remove cake from oven and set on wire rack. Poke holes in cake with skewer at 1/2" intervals while still hot and in pan.
- Pour soaking mixture over cake- if it pools, make additional holes. Allow to set 30-40 minutes then flip cake upside down onto serving platter; remove pan.
- Cool completely. Drizzle with glaze. Cover with plastic wrap.
- GLAZE: combine 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 T cold milk. Whisk til combined.
