Pineapple-spiced Tea Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon key lime juice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup pineapple preserves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 prepare a 12-cup bundt pan with oil or cooking spray.
• 2 stir the key lime juice and the baking soda into the milk.
• 3 sift flour and spices together in a separate bowl.
• 4 mix the chopped nuts together to ensure an even distribution.
• 5 in the mixer, cream the sugar and butter together.
• 6 add the eggs one at a time to the butter-sugar mixture.
• 7 add the preserves and vanilla.
• 8 add the flour-spice mixture and the milk – alternating until all incorporated.
• 9 fold in the nuts.
• 10 pour into the prepared bundt pan and bake in the middle of the 350 oven for 1 hour.
• 11 remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
• 12 invert onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.