Pineapple Coconut Cake

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Pineapple coconut cake is a rich white cake full of pineapple flavor and just a hint of coconut, layered with a velvety smooth, indulgent coconut cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with toasted coconut. It’s the perfect dessert for coconut and pineapple lovers alike. 

Pineapple Cake with Coconut Frosting - traditional and gluten-free versions included - get the recipe at barefeetinthekitchen.com

Pineapple Coconut Cake

Handy canned pineapple and a splash of coconut milk make this special cake reminiscent of a Pina Colada. You already know how much I love a well-stocked pantry and these are two foods that you will always find in my kitchen.

This is not your average pineapple cake. The pineapple is pureed and mixed into the actual white cake batter so you get the tropical flavor in every bite. The resulting batter was so moist and pineapple-y that I could hardly believe it.

Coconut Frosting

In a nod of understanding to all of the people who can’t get past the texture of coconut, this is a smooth frosting flavored with creamy coconut milk. This gives the frosting a subtle coconut taste without the texture that some might find off-putting.

The higher fat content in canned coconut milk makes the frosting nice and creamy. Use the full fat variety of canned coconut milk rather than the lite or reduced-fat versions for the best results.

The coconut milk gets blended with cream cheese and powdered sugar to become a creamy sweet cake frosting that’s worth licking the spoon for. Please note that refrigerated coconut milk will not work in this recipe.

When making the easy coconut cake frosting, be sure to only beat the cream cheese in with the rest of ingredients until just combined. If you beat it for too long, the icing is prone to become runny no matter how much more powdered sugar you add.

Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls [+ Video]

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Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls [+ Video]

A close up of a cinnamon butterflake roll with maple glaze

Remember those awesome orange cinnamon butterflake rolls that we made a while back? Well, now we’ve got a maple glazed cinnamon butterflake rolls recipe! If you have never tried a butterflake roll before, the best way I can describe this recipe is maple cinnamon rolls combined with a flaky pull-apart dinner roll. 

A close up of a cinnamon butterflake roll with maple glaze

We love the simplicity of a butterflake roll, but toss in a thick cinnamon mixture and a sweet maple glaze and forget about the normal rolls, we’re talking a mashup between cinnamon rolls and maple bars!! It’s the new creation, Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls!

Speaking of cinnamon rolls, you need to bake my apple cinnamon rolls as well! Maybe not all on the same day, but those are equally as delicious! 

A single butterflake roll with a light maple glaze

These Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls have two options, a heavy maple glaze like a maple bar, or a very light glaze if you’re looking for something that isn’t as rich. Both are delicious, but for the lighter glaze just use more liquid and a stitch less maple extract.

Our kids love to make these with me but the kitchen shears snipping through the dough with little fingers around does make me a little nervous with our younger children, so we have a deal. I do all the cutting and they get to get their hands all sticky and messy by rubbing the butter c

Lemon Butter Pasta

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Fragrant garlic, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes are sauteed in butter and then tossed with fresh lemon juice and tender pasta to create the Lemon Butter Pasta of which dreams are made.

And before the mushroom haters comment, yes, you can skip them. However, they really are delicious in this recipe, I recommend giving them a chance before ruling them out!

Lemon Butter Pasta with tomatoes, mushrooms, and plenty of garlic

Lemon Butter Pasta

I’ve been making this pasta for company, for myself, for family and friends for almost 25 years now. This is the first recipe I think of when I am craving pasta.

My husband enjoys this with some grilled chicken added to it, but I’m quite happy with this pasta alone most of the time.

When we were first married, I often made this pasta just for myself on weekends when Sean was out of town.

Lemon Butter Pasta Recipe

Lemon, butter, and garlic are an awesome combination in pretty much any recipe, aren’t they? They truly shine in this sauce along with the mushrooms and tomatoes.

This lemony sauce coats the thin angel hair pasta perfectly and it’s a terrific match for Last Minute Chicken or Crispy Oven Baked Chicken. Chicken is my go-to option with this pasta.

However, Garlic Butter Steak Bites or Pine Nut Crusted Halibut are a couple more delicious ways to serve this meal.

Pan Seared Scallops with Lemon Butter Pasta

Nowadays, when I make this, I double the recipe and cross my fingers for leftovers for my lunch the next day. I̵

Easy Air Fryer Steak with Garlic Butter

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Easy Air Fryer Steak with Garlic Butter

a photo of several strips of ribeye steak on a plate with roasted cubed potatoes and cooked fresh green beans

Learn how to make a delicious and juicy steak in just minutes using an air fryer! This easy recipe will become a family favorite and is perfect for busy weeknights.

Cooking meat in the air fryer is my new favorite thing! It is quick and easy and turns out fabulous every time! Check out our other air fryer meat recipes: air fryer hot dogs, air fryer chicken wings, air fryer salmon, and air fryer whole chicken.

Since moving we’ve had to get rid of our grill, it’s a long story. But we’ve been craving a really delicious, perfectly grilled steak. So, I did a little research, played around with a few different temps and times and voila, New York City (or anyone else without a grill) you can officially have grill worthy steak right from your counter top!

Ingredients for Air Fryer Steak Recipe

This steak in the air fryer ends up seared on the outside and juicy on the inside and we use homemade garlic butter to add amazing flavor. Here is what you will need:

  • Ribeye Steaks
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Olive Oil

Garlic Butter

  • Butter
  • Garlic
  • Kosher Salt

The measurements and details for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Best Steak for the Air Fryer

You want cuts of steak that are at least 1-inch thick with good marbling. Our first choice is a ribeye, but porterhouse, sirloin steak, New York strip, t-bone, top sirloin, and filet mignon would all work great too.

How to Air Fry Steak

This recipe is super easy, but it does take some planning ahead so be sure to start a day ahead. Here are the steps:

  1. Prep: The night before you plan to eat the steaks, pat them dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Place them in the fridge uncovered.
  2. Rub: Pull the steaks out of the fridge and let them come to room temperature. Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F and rub olive oil all over both sides of the steaks.
  3. Cook: Place them in the air fryer for 6 minutes then flip and cook another 6 minutes.
  4. Rest: Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes and top with garlic butter (see instructions below) for serving.

For the Garlic Butter

  1. Mix: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine completely.
  2. Shape: Move the butter mixture to a piece of parchment paper and form it into a log shape. Twist the ends to close.
  3. Refrigerate: Place in the fridge for at least an hour, up to 1 week.

The Little Things Newsletter #452 – Life, laughter, and lots of great food!

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Welcome to the weekend, my friends! We’ve had such a fun week both in the snow and cozy indoors. It’s about to get very chilly here for the next few days, and I’m ready for it with some warm, hearty meals.

ON OUR MENU THIS WEEK: Chicken and Bacon Fried Rice. There aren’t many meals that top the convenience of combining leftover rice with a bit of bacon and some leftover chicken in a way that delivers so much deliciousness.

Loaded with flavor and just a hint of heat, these Italian stuffed bell peppers are filled with ground beef and rice, seasoned with plenty of Italian spices, and topped with cheese.

Fresh mushrooms, bell peppers, and sweet onions are sprinkled throughout this buttery, garlicky, rice side dish.

Flaky pie crust filled with fluffy, creamy eggs, spicy green chile, and cheese adds up to a delicious breakfast any day of the week. Eggs and green chile are two of my family’s favorite breakfast ingredients, so it could come as no surprise that my entire crew loved this Green Chile Quiche.

Meanwhile, I’m also trying to plan my breakfasts in advance, in order to get a bit more protein in my days. So there is a batch of beautifully jammy eggs waiting in the fridge, along with plenty of cottage cheese and fruit for some tasty breakfasts.

If you love the crispy, super thin, bar-style pizzas that are popular in many restaurants these days, you are going to LOVE this Tortilla Pizza recipe! You’ll make these pizzas in a cast-iron skillet on the stovetop and finish them with barely a minute under the broiler. This quick and easy pizza recipe delivers incredible results every time.

Smashed Brussels Sprouts with balsamic glaze are the candy of my vegetable-loving world. I simply can not eat just one. Truth told, I don’t think anyone I’ve ever served them to has been able to resist eating many more than one.

What I’m CRAVING: These Big Mac Sliders caught my eye yesterday and they look really great. I already know that my boys are going to love them.

My FAVORITE THING this week is my water bottle. I don’t know exactly what it is about this very basic 20 ounce water bottle, but I drink more water now than I ever have. I think it’s partly due to the fact it is a great size to carry with me through the day and also because it

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