Read reviews (10)
Rate recipe
This three-layer orange cake is pretty enough for company, but it's so simple to fix that you'll find yourself making it all the time. A boxed mix keeps it convenient while the pineapple-coconut filling makes it a crowd-pleaser. -Kara De la vega, Suisun City, California
This recipe is:
Contest Winning
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 548 calories, 23 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 384 mg sodium, 80 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.
Originally published as Hawaiian Sunset Cake in Quick Cooking November/December 2002, p27
Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!
Get Recipes >
A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.
Tell us what you think of this recipe. Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >
Rate and Review this Recipe
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2012 by fclark8
This is a very delicious cake and really simple to make. Taste all home made, no one will ever know unless you tell.
Reviewed on Apr. 05, 2012 by crummies
I took this cake to a family gathering, and it was a hit. I had someone ask me for the receipe so they could make it for their son's wedding reception...
Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by Heather224
Loved this recipe! So moist. Of course mine didn't look at pretty as the one in the picture lol...I to didn't let the pineapple drain enough...but I think that it let the juice get down into the cake and make it even more moist.... anywho...it was YUMMY!!!
Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2011 by sibertt
This is a wonderfully moist, refreshing cake. Make sure to drain the pineapple well so that the icing isn't too "soupy".
Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by bevsq55
I used an orange cake mix and I think I would use a white cake next time. It was a little to rich for my husband and I, but everyone that I gave the cake to loved it. At first I thought that the sugar was confectionery sugar until I looked at the reviews and seen that someone would use Splenda, which meant it was regular sugar. I think I would make that clear in the recipe. Great cake for a party.
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2010 by ncnanny77
this cake is great
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2010 by 1fixitchick
With an interest in shaving the calorie content, the next time I make this, I am going to substitute with fat free milk, sugar free gelatin & pudding mix, Splenda, light sour cream, and fat-free topping...in other words, I'll substitute whatever I can in hopes of cutting those calories. I hope it will still be taste worthy! I've done this with other recipes with a lot of success.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2009 by plumshoe
The cake is very moist with the orange gelatin. But the pineapple and coconut overpower the orange flavor. I think next time I'll add some mandarin oranges into the cake batter.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2009 by suerowe1944
Thank you so much for all the good recipes you have .
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2009 by butterfly7jm
This was one of the most delicious cakes I have ever had/made!!! Just remember to drain the pineapple VERY well or you will have sloppy topping. Even with sloppy topping it was still a hit! (It just got the unflattering name of "Glop Cake!") ;)
Our 10 most popular recipes for the month delivered right to your inbox!
© Reiman Media Group, LLC., 2013