My condolences.
My mom used to make the pineapple kind but only on special occasions so it was a special thing when I was really young, it was my brother's favorite, I liked frosting too much then. 
But I barely had a chance to say goodbye to my mom when she was passing, she probably wouldn't have acknowledged if I did. She was well on her way into the kind of isolation that Parkinson's dementia brings. She didn't understand why she had to stay in her room. She had a rough last year as we were having problems keeping her in any one facility as she declined and the pandemic raged on with no vaccine yet. She passed alone in a facility, she was not really awake for the last day, she died from covid a few days after being diagnosed. She was in her early 90s and had a reasonably good last quarter century until the disease took over.
Some had families where being together at that time had value who got the chance during the pandemic and many who didn't have that chance regardless of their relationships. It's good that you had the time you needed and that he was able to know that you were there.
The sad part about you and your dad is that you miss him, the good part is that the memories are loving.
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