pecan cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• topping:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease an 11x14-inch baking dish.
• mix flour, pineapple, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, eggs, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• combine 1 cup sugar, evaporated milk, and margarine together in a saucepan; bring to a boil for 1 minute. remove saucepan from heat and stir pecans and vanilla extract into sugar mixture.
• pierce the top of the cake with a toothpick and spread pecan topping over cake.