Friday, April 29, 2011

Diane's Unbeatable Pineapple Cake

Cake Ingredients:
1 can (20 oz. crushed) pineapple
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (reserve a handful to sprinkle on top of cake)

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
1 stick of butter (room temperature)
1 c. powdered sugar
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese (room temperature)
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
  1. Combine pineapple, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla in bowl BY HAND.
  2. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda, and mix dry ingredients with pineapple mixture BY HAND.
  3. Add nuts and stir.
  4. Bake at 350 in 9 x 13 pan for 35-40 minutes and let cool.
  5. Beat cream cheese frosting ingredients to frost cake.
  6. Sprinkle with reserved nuts.
  7. Say, "YUMMMMM!!!!"