Name: Pineapple Pecan Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained; 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts; FROSTING:; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

"A friend told me that this is the best cake he's ever eaten," reports field editor Fern Eleson of Whitney, Nebraska.

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 large eggs, beaten

1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

FROSTING:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1 In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour and baking soda. Combine eggs and pineapple; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in nuts.

2 Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

3 For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.