Pineapple Pecan Cake

Name: Pineapple Pecan Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 large 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

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield 16 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

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

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 large 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 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 386 calories, 17g fat (7g saturated fat), 57mg cholesterol, 249mg sodium, 57g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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

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