Go For the Gold Pineapple Truffles
 
 
Ingredients
For the Truffles:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained (reserve the juice)
For the Frosting:
  • ½ cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons crushed pineapple
  • 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
For Dipping:
  • 1 package Candiquick
  • Gold sprinkles
Method
For the Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in sugar and pineapple. Add flour mixture and stir well. Pour into a 9x13 pan (or 2 8-inch rounds). Bake for 35 minutes, or until lightly golden.
For the Frosting:
  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter. Add sugar gradually, beating well. Stir in crushed pineapple and juice, beating until desired consistency is reached.
To Assemble:
  1. Let cake cool entirely. Crumble into small pieces into a large bowl. Stir in frosting and combine well. Form mixture into balls. Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
  2. Melt Candiquick according to package directions. Dip balls into melted candy and sprinkle with gold sprinkles.
Notes
Cake from Wilton; frosting from About.Com
Recipe by Kitchen Meets Girl at https://kitchenmeetsgirl.com/go-for-the-gold-pineapple-truffles/