Precious Pineapple Cake
Prep
15 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Medium
This is one of my favorite go to desserts when I need something delicious fast. The tropical sweetness of pineapple combined with buttery cake and crunchy pecans creates magic in just 35 minutes total. I love that pineapple brings natural enzymes and vitamin C to the table while keeping the cake wonderfully moist. Best of all, using a cake mix makes this so simple and budget friendly that I can whip it up any night of the week without stress. Your family will think you spent hours in the kitchen!
Ella x
Ingredients
- ½ cup margarine, softened½ cup margarine, softened
- 33 large eggs
- 11 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 11 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
- ½ cup chopped pecans½ cup chopped pecans
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round pans.
- 2
Cream margarine in a large bowl until smooth. Blend in eggs. Add cake mix and pineapple with juice; mix until smooth. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
- 3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto cooling racks. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
- 4
To make frosting: Beat margarine and cream cheese in a medium bowl until smooth. Gradually blend in the confectioners' sugar. Mix in pecans.
- 5
Spread frosting onto the cooled cake layers. Stack layers; frost top and sides.
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