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Is it Really Better than Sex? Cake

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 35 minutes

Servings: 15

Ingredients

  • 1 (3.4 oz) box french vanilla pudding, plus ingredients to prepare
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple
  • 1 (18.25 oz) box yellow cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

Prepare yellow cake mix as directed using a greased 13x9x2-inch pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. While cake is baking, combine the pineapple,1 cup of sugar in a saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Remove cake from oven and using a fork, pierce holes into cake. Pour pineapple mixture over hot cake and set aside.

Prepare pudding according to package directions. Spread pudding over cake and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Whip heavy cream and remaining sugar until stiff. Cover top of cake with whipped cream and sprinkle toasted coconut on top.

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January 27, 2018
Life altering cake! Yummy! I read the reviews on this site and several other similar recipes and the top complaint was that it was too sweet. I made the recipe with a few tweaks: Box Cake said: Water - I used milk Oil - I used melted butter I did not use any sugar in the pineapple. I just bought the heavy syrup pineapple (did not drain) and heated it per directions. I used instant pudding but I think the cooked would have been fine too. I added a teaspoon of sugar at a time to the heavy cream until it was sweet enough. This turned out amazing!!!

Ss

August 15, 2016
Wowza!

Mary

April 19, 2014
I made this with a sugar free yellow cake mix, and I mixed 1/2 sugar and 1/2 splenda with the pineapple. My parents said it was the first low sugar thing I have made where you can't tell at all! It's so good that we've come up with reasons to make it! I am actually making it for Easter! It's so light and moist it just me alts in your mouth! I gotta go! Time to make it again!!!!!!

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December 18, 2024
I need the recipe for a chocolate pudding and whipped cream dessert.

It has a pecan and flour crust. I thought it might be a million dollar dessert or better than sex dessert. It was in one of Paula's cookbooks.


January 02, 2025

Is this the recipe you are referring to? https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/corries-kentucky-pie/

January 26, 2022
Do I need to alter the recipe for Better than Sex cake to accomodate a 15 oz cake mix?

January 27, 2022

No the smaller cake mixes dont usually have an effect when using in baking!