Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 piece
  • Calories:
  • 386
  • Fat:
  • 17 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 57 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 249 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 57 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g

Pineapple Pecan Cake

"A friend told me that this is the best cake he's ever eaten," reports field editor Fern Eleson of Whitney, Nebraska.

SERVINGS

16

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

20 min.

COOK

35 min.

TOTAL

55 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour and baking soda. Combine eggs and pineapple; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in nuts.
    Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
    For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 16 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 24, 2008

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