Pecan Cajun Cake
Total Time
46 min
14m prep · 32m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Great for a Mardi Gras-themed dinner party! I was a member of the Barksdale AFB Officers' Wive's gourmet club. This cake was made for one of our luncheons. Guaranteed Cajun!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 can crushed pineapple , 15 ounce
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease an 11x14-inch baking dish.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    Pierce the top of the cake with a toothpick and spread pecan topping over cake.

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