Piña Colada Cake

Piña Colada Cake is a tropical, moist dessert that transforms the classic Caribbean cocktail into a layered cake, typically featuring pineapple, coconut, and rum or coconut extract. It's often a sheet or layer cake with a creamy coconut frosting and toasted coconut garnish.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This is a high-carb and high-fat dessert, primarily from sugar, flour, and coconut. A typical slice provides a significant calorie boost, along with some key nutrients like manganese and vitamin C from the pineapple.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	380 kcal
Protein	4 g
Carbs	52 g
Fat	18 g
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	36 g
Sodium	220 mg
Manganese	0.8 mg
Vitamin C	6 mg
Potassium	120 mg
Iron	1.2 mg
Vitamin B6	0.1 mg
Folate	15 mcg
Copper	0.1 mg
Selenium	4 mcg

Per 1 slice (115 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

Culturally, it's a fun, celebratory dessert that embodies the flavors of a tropical vacation. Nutritionally, the pineapple adds a touch of vitamin C and bromelain, an enzyme that can aid digestion.