Pineapple and Pecan Cake

This is a really good cake. Just made it today! Thanks for reading hope you in joy!

Original recipe makes 1 9×13-inch cake

Ingredients

1 cup chopped pecans
canola oil cooking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
2 eggs
Icing:
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    35 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 50 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9×13-inch baking pan.
  2. Spread pecans onto a baking sheet; spray pecans with cooking spray.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until pecans are fragrant and toasted, about 5 minutes.
  4. Whisk flour, white sugar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Stir pineapple and its juice and eggs into flour mixture until batter is well mixed; fold in toasted pecans. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
  6. Beat confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until icing is smooth. Frost the cooled cake using all the icing.

Nutrition

Calories: 394 kcal
Carbohydrates: 59.5 g
Cholesterol: 57 mg
Fat: 16.4 g
Fiber: 1.4 g
Protein: 4.3 g
Sodium: 249 mg