This Pineapple and Cream Filling tastes amazing and is SO easy to make! We absolutely love this thick and flavorful filling with yellow cake.
I’m a big fan of “mock mousse” fillings (such as our Chocolate “Mock Mousse” and Orange Cream fillings) because of their wonderfully light and creamy whipped texture.
The same is true for this Pineapple & Cream filling, only this time we’ve folded in crushed pineapple which adds more texture to the filling & tons of refreshing pineapple flavor!
This vanilla pudding and pineapple combination is much like the filling used in a southern Pig Pickin’ Cake, minus the oranges and whipped topping.
How to Make an Easy Pineapple & Cream Filling
- This filling couldn’t be simpler! First, combine a small box of instant vanilla pudding with heavy cream (instead of the milk that the recipe on the pudding box calls for.)
- Mix with a hand mixer. The mixture will very soon become thick and fluffy. If it seems too thick, you can add a small amount more heavy cream until you reach the desired consistency. (It should be thick but not a stiff consistency.)
- Next, fold in your drained, crushed pineapple until you reach a spreadable consistency.
- That’s it! In our pineapple cake, we used this as a filling as well as a topping for the cake. It is light, luscious, and tastes amazing!
Other Favorite Cakes and Fillings with Pineapple
If you love pineapple, don’t miss our other delicious Pineapple Filling which is a cooked recipe. We used this pineapple filling in our Piña Colada Cake. Find the deliciousness here!: Pineapple Filling .
Both pineapple fillings are amazing, however the Pineapple and Cream filling can be made more quickly and has a thicker, creamy consistency. It’s good to have choices!
We have a post for Pineapple Cake which features this delightful filling with our homemade yellow cake. Find it here!: Pineapple Cake Recipe. SO good! Here’s a photo of the deliciousness in action. Mmmm…..
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Pineapple & Cream Filling
This light and delicious pineapple & cream filling tastes amazing and is so easy to make!
Ingredients
- • 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
- • 2 cups heavy cream or whipping cream (not a whipped topping such as Cool Whip)
- • 25 oz.) can crushed pineapple, DRAINED. I did not need the whole can.
Instructions
- For this recipe, we are substituting heavy cream or whipping cream for the milk in the instant pudding recipe. Combine pudding and cream, and mix. (We recommend a hand mixer if you have one.)
- The mixture will become thick and fluffy. Fold in crushed, drained, pineapple until it is a spreadable consistency.
- This is a wonderful filling in white and yellow cakes! If you are not a fan of the pineapple pieces, you can puree them instead, and spread in between your layers before filling with the thickened vanilla pudding. Cakes with this filling will need to be refrigerated.
I made a variation of this using cream of coconut pudding in place of the vanilla and I added a little pina colada and rum extracts, turned out great for my pina colada cake! Can this be frozen?
Heather, that sounds soooo good!
I’ve never attempted to freeze but my guess would be that it would lose it’s volume. If you decide to experiment though, let us know how it goes!
This can be frozen, I had some left over so I gave it a shot. When I thawed it to see if it was useable, it was perfect, no texture changes! It was frozen for about 2 and a half weeks.
Heather, that’s great to know, thanks for posting
Hi, what does 2c mean?
Hi Josie, the c stands for cup. I changed the recipe to read 2 cups
Thank you so much… I should have realised that but being from Australia I wasn’t sure if it was something else… I appreciate it
I used this filling with the white cake recipe and replaced the water with the drained pineapple juice…turned out yummy :)
Great, Melinda! Love that idea.
Used this for a good friend’s birthday cake, and everyone went wild for the filling! Everything I have made from your site has been a BIG hit! Thanks so much for all the great recipes!
Hi,what does buttercream dam means? thanks
Hi Ligia, to make a buttercream dam………..using your regular buttercream recipe, take out whatever amount you think you will need (probably 1 cup for a typical 3 layer 8 inch cake) put that buttercream in a bowl and thicken it to a very stiff consistency and pipe it around the outer edge of your cake layer before you place the next layer on top. The buttercream dam helps to keep the cake from bulging and also helps keep soft fillings in place. Melissa demonstrates this in the video entitled Making a Scratch Cake from Start to Finish. It is a long video, but you can skip ahead to about minute 19:30 and Melissa will be showing how to make a buttercream dam.
Click on this link to see that video: https://www.mycakeschool.com/video-tutorials/decorating-basics-2/
Hi Melissa and Bebe, I have a question. I wanted to use this filling in a cake that will be covered in marshmallow fondant. I see that this filling needs to be refrigerated…but I’ve usually heard that you shouldn’t put fondant covered cakes in the fridge. Is there a better type of fillings to use for fondant covered cakes? Thanks!
How long can this be left out before is spoils? Thank you!
It will be used as a filling so the cake will be cold and it will also depend on the coolness of the room it is being served in, but I would probably put back in the refrigerator after an hour, just to be safe.
In this receipe, are you talking about the liquid whipping cream?
Hi Beth, It is liquid, a heavy cream, or whipping cream.
Hi I have been suggested that whipped cream(stabilized with gelatin) and pineapple do not go well together because of some enzyme in pineapple that doesnt work well with gelatin. I want to make this filling for my daughter’s borthday cake and freeze it. I have had pineapple filling fresh cakes a lot of times before but maybe the baker suggested for freezing. Can you help as to can i freeze or not
I tried this filling and I can see how it would be delicious with fresh pineapple, but I did not like it with canned pineapple (I might have drained the juice too much). I tried this recipe with fresh raspberries and it was excellent.
Hi! Novice here, but I have to bake my child’s birthday cake (food allergies) and I’m trying to find a pineapple mousse filling to use in a layered half sheet cake. This looks delicious! I have a few questions.
1. Her cake will be frosted and decorated. Will this filling hold up ok and not slide around? Her party is outside in warm weather, but we will keep the cake in a cooler until time for serving.
2. How thick can I fill in between the layers with this? Does it fill like the Costco mousse filling (if you’re familiar)?
3. Can I use pineapple preserves, instead of the crushed pineapple? (I already bought the preserves and I have no idea what to do with it all if I don’t use it!)
Thank you!
Hi Lashonda!
1. Because of the filling, you will need to refrigerate– and then as you mentioned you’ll be able to keep it cool in a cooler until serving and so it should be just fine!
With my soft fillings, I always pipe a dam of my frosting about 1/4 inch from the edge of the cake and then fill in with your filling inside of that dam (I do this with about a tip 12 or you can snip a similar size opening from a disposable piping bag). The dam of frosting helps to keep everything contained (although this filling is still fairly thick). When you are ready to frost the cake, if it seems to slide a little, you can chill it in the freezer for 20 min (or if there’s no space, the refrigerator) to firm things up before applying the frosting.
2. You don’t want to make it extremely thick because the more filling you add, the more it may slide. Just make it level with the dam you’ve piped.
3. I haven’t experimented with combining preserves with the pudding and so I can’t say for sure. You could experiment a little and see–not sure what it will do to the consistency. I think a good option would be to spread the preserves directly onto the cake cake (you can heat it slightly in a saucepan with a very small amount of water to make it more spreadable if you’d like.) You can spread it within your dam and then follow with the cream filling on top.
Good luck!
Thanks, Melissa!
One more question. Can this be made and put on the cake the night before? The party is in the morning, so. I’m doing the cake the night before and storing in the refrigerator.
Hi Lashonda, Yes, it will be fine to complete the cake and refrigerate. When you are ready to serve the cake remove from the refrigerator an hour or so before serving.
Thank you!
It looks so good! I want to try to use it for cupcakes…. Do you use this as the frosting or do you use it as a filling for the cupcakes?
Thank you!!
Hi Beckie, We only use it as a filling because the pineapple makes it difficult to spread as a frosting. It is delicious!
Hi,
If I wanted to make a strawberry version of this, would I still use vanilla pudding or would strawberry flavored taste better?
Hi Lashonda, Is there an instant strawberry pudding mix? We have not tried it but I think it would be good to use with this recipe . Let us know what you think.
There is! It’s Jello brand strawberry cream instant pudding. I also have strawberry extract and strawberries, though. I can’t decide what to use!
Hi Lashonda, I’ll look for that product, sounds good. For our Orange Cream Filling we used only the vanilla pudding, cream and 1 teaspoon orange extract. Just to add one more decision, we have a Strawberry Whipped Cream Filling that also uses cream cheese. It was a filling for our Champagne and Strawberry Cake, link below
https://www.mycakeschool.com/recipes/champagne-and-strawberries-cake-recipe/
I don’t think you can go wrong with the vanilla pudding, strawberries and strawberry extract. Do a taste test as you mix to decide how much extract to use.
Hi! Is it good for a 4-5 layered cake? I will use buttercream dam and filling inside. Will it be stable enough and not slide
Hi Niti, Yes, it should be fine to use for a 4 – 5 layer cake, if piping a buttercream dam. It does not slide as a whipped cream filling does. It is more stable because of the pineapple and instant pudding. Hope you enjoy it.
Thank you. Can i add pineapple jello to enhance the flavour instead of vanilla pudding?
Hi Niti, If there is a pineapple instant pudding, you could use that instead of vanilla pudding. Pineapple jello instead of instant pudding should not be used.
Hi, I’d love to use this recipe but I’m wondering if I could substitute the heavy cream with evaporated whipped milk? Thank you
Hi Pearl, I have never tried to whip evaporated milk so I can’t speak from experience but it does seem that it would work.