That's right...this cake is so good, it'll make you want to "Slap Yo Grandma!" Now Derrick doesn't like that name, so if you hear him refer to it as "Tropical Sunrise," it's the same thing. To be fair, Tropical Sunrise was the first name I came up with as I was making it...but after baking it and tasting it, Slap You Grandma is much more appropriate.
Derrick says that must be strictly be a Southern colloquialism, but if that's the case and none of my Northern friends understand it, just make the cake. You'll get it.
The cake is very tropical in nature, with a lot of citrus flavors. It's a real winner, and in these bleak days of ice storms and snow drifts, everybody could use a burst of the tropics. Just make sure Grandma is out of harms way!!
Slap Yo Grandma Cake - Oven preheated to 350.
1 20 oz can of crushed pineapple; well drained, juice reserved
For Cake:
1 Box Lemon Cake Mix
1 small box Orange Jello
2 eggs
1/2 Cup oil
1 1/2 Cup liquid ( 1 Cup reserved pineapple juice + 1/2 Cup water)
In a large bowl, mix Cake Mix, orange jello, eggs, oil, and liquid on medium speed until smooth. Pour into prepared 9 x 13 pan and bake 30 - 35 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE!! Cool completely.
Spread crushed pineapple over baked and cooled cake.
For Icing:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 C orange juice
8 oz Cool Whip
1 large box Vanilla Pudding
1/2 C powdered sugar
Blend cream cheese and OJ together. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Continue mixing, and add Vanilla Pudding, blending until incorporated. Fold in Cool Whip until smooth. Spread over pineapple layer on cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
