This is a light and refreshing Pineapple Frosting that is perfect for a hummingbird cake or an angel food cake. You can use it in various ways. It’s an easy recipe that’s great for a special occasion.
Frosting should be quick and easy. It should also be a sweet and delicious topping for cakes and cupcakes, brownies, cinnamon buns, and cookies. I made this pineapple frosting to go on a Hummingbird cake which is full of pineapples and banana flavor. It was the perfect match! Like I said, this is an easy recipe to make.
There’s powdered sugar, lemon zest, and pineapple juice added to a shortening base. Yes, sorry, it’s shortening… You could swap out for 100% butter, but the shortening will “crust” over better and give you a dry outer coating in about an hour. Shortening also helps to keep the white frosting white and lets the full pineapple flavor come through.
This recipe is part of a recipe series including a Hummingbird Cake and Pineapple Flowers.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 Tbsp butter softened
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice all natural, no sugar added
- 2 tsp cream or whole milk
Instructions
- Place the shortening and butter into your stand mixer with the lemon zest and salt. Mix until smooth and incorporated, about 2 minutes.
- Add 2 cups sugar and ¼ cup pineapple juice and combine. Continue to all in the remaining sugar, juice and cream until thick and at the consistency you want. Add more sugar if you want a thicker frosting or more cream if you want a thinner frosting.
- Store in an airtight container and place it in a cool place overnight.
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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This sounds so yummy. This would be really tasty on carrot cake.
Pineapple frosting on a carrot cake? I don’t know, but please let me know if you make it!
Does it need to be real butter or what most people call butter?
Hi Shanna, always real butter, please. 🙂 Everything else contains too much water anyway and changes consistency of dough or batter.
Loved this frosting recipe! I make a birthday cake for my 93 year old neighbor every year and this year she wanted a pineapple cake. I couldn’t find a recipe for the frosting that was simple with ingredients I had on hand until I ran into yours! Delicious! And was perfect for a 3 layered cake with a pineapple filling. Everyone raved about the cake and the frosting. I first made as written in your recipe and it did lack stability to hold up my cake but as indicated in your notes, I simply added a tad more sugar a little at a time until it reached the consistency I was looking for. It was perfect. Your recipe as written would be great as is for a 9×13 pan cake but regardless delicious either way. Thank you so much!