2 cups flour. plain (I use cake flour)
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
16 oz. cream cheese (softened)
5 TBS sugar (more if you like the filling sweeter)
3 TBS milk
1 TBS lemon or lime juice
2 large eggs
2 tbs vanilla (or substitute one tsp with coconut extract)
16 oz crushed pineapple, well drained. (the 20 oz can will work)
2 TBS melted butter
2 cups flaked coconut (sweetened)
Lightly grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and butter (first 5 ingredients) into a large mixing bowl. Pat this mixture into baking dish, and bake for about 16 minutes or until very lightly browned around the edges. Set aside to cool slightly.
In the now empty bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, milk, lemon juice, eggs, vanilla, and pineapple (next 7 ingredients), and spread over baked crust.
Mix last two ingredients, the 2 TBS melted butter and coconut, and sprinkle over top of pineapple filling.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. Until some of the coconut is slightly browned and the crust is a golden brown.You can broil for a minute or two for extra browning on top but watch closely.
Let cool before slicing and serving.
