How to Make Pineapple Frosting (4 Steps)

Pineapple frosting offers a change of pace from the usual vanilla and chocolate frosting. Fresh and fruity, it goes well atop a Mandarin Orange Cake,a simple white cake, a pound cake or a carrot cake that already has a touch of crushed pineapple in it. This is a near-instant frosting that does not require beating a pound of powdered sugar into it. It's a light frosting that will spread very easily, and is simple to make.

Things You'll Need

  • 8 ounce brick of cream cheese, softened
  • 2 medium bowls
  • 1 package instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 cup milk
  • Hand mixer
  • 8 ounce carton non-dairy whipped topping
  • Spatula
  • 12 ounce can crushed pineapple and juice

Instructions

  1. Place the softened cream cheese in one of the medium-sized bowls. Beat with the hand mixer until smooth.

  2. Pour the milk and instant pudding into the second medium-sized bowl and mix them together with the hand mixer. Incorporate this pudding mixture into the bowl with the cream cheese, a little at a time until all the ingredients are well blended.

  3. Fold in the non-dairy whipped topping with the spatula.

  4. Empty the can of pineapple into the mixture, including the juice and fold it in with the spatula. The frosting is now ready to be spread on the cake.