My mom made this cake often when I was growing up and it’s perfect for just about any occasion – birthdays, holidays or just for a nice dessert after a meal. I will admit – it doesn’t really taste much like pineapple. Weird, I know. Instead, the pineapple acts in place of butter or oil in this recipe and makes the cake very dense and moist – more like carrot cake in texture. It’s very easy to make, as is the frosting!

I made this for the bf for Valentine’s Day because he loves pineapple anything. I’d forgotten that it doesn’t really taste like pineapple. However, this recipe definitely impressed him with how moist and flavorful it was (it’s nice to always have an easy recipe like this on hand!). Also, the frosting is perfect – just the right amount of cream cheese and sweetness, with a lovely, smooth texture.

Instructions:

Mix together and beat until combined – will be a bit crumbly-looking:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla

Add in and mix together until just combined:
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup

Bake at 350 in a greased 9×13 pan for 30 to 35 minutes

Toothpick should come out clean and top of cake will be golden brown

Icing:
Beat together:
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 to 3 cups powder sugar
Dash of milk if needed for consistency

You can frost the cake in the pan, or remove it and frost it on a serving tray so that the sides can also be frosted.

Sprinkle chopped nuts on top if desired.

Serve with a glass of milk (I don’t drink cow’s milk, but this is just as good with soy, almond or rice milk!) and enjoy!

Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

2013-04-01 09:22:11

Serves 20

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

50 min

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

50 min

Cake

1. 2 cups flour
2. 2 cups sugar
3. 2 eggs
4. 2 tsp baking soda
5. 2 tsp vanilla
6. 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
7. 1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup

Frosting

1. 1 8 oz. package cream cheese
2. 1/2 cup butter
3. 1/2 tsp vanilla
4. 3 cups of powdered sugar
5. Milk, to reach desired consistency

Instructions

1. Mix together flour, sugar, eggs, baking soda and vanilla and beat until combined - will be a bit crumbly-looking
2. Add in nuts and crushed pineapple and mix together until just combined.
3. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes
4. Toothpick should come out clean and top of cake will be golden brown

Icing

1. Beat cream cheese and butter together until very creamy. Beat in vanilla, and add powdered sugar one cup at a time, adding milk in small amounts until desired consistency is reached.
2. Once cake is cooled, frost and sprinkled with chopped nuts (optional).

By Victoria

https://myhomemadelife.net/

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