This chocolate cake is a delicious mingling of chocolate, pineapple, coconut, and cinnamon flavors! Serve with whipped cream and pineapple.
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup pineapple, crushed and drained
- 1/3 cup coconut
- Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla together until creamy.
- Beat in eggs.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add combined dry ingredients to the creamed ingredients and mix well.
- Stir in pineapple and coconut. Pour into a greased pan..mine measured 7 x 11 inches. If you have an 8 x 10" pan, that should work too.
- Bake in a 350º oven 40 minutes or until tested done with a toothpick.
- Serve warm or cold with whipped cream and pineapple chunks.