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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

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4 Reviews

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

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Fern Eleson

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Oct. 15, 2022

"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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Pineapple Pecan Cake

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Yield:16 servings

Prep:20 min

Cook:35 min

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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

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Directions

1
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.

2
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.
3
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.