Crushed Pineapple Cake

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 2 cups Flour
• 1-½ cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Salt
• 20 ounces, weight Crushed Pineapple
• 2 whole Eggs
• ¼ cups Cooking Oil
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Grated Coconut
• 1 cup Chopped Pecans
• FOR THE TOPPING:
• ½ cups Butter
• ¾ cups Sugar
• ½ cups Evaporated Milk

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Sift the dry ingredients (flour, sugar and salt) into a large bowl. Add pineapple, eggs and oil. Mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 9×11 pan. Top it evenly with brown sugar, coconut and nuts. Bake for 50-55 minutes at 350 F.

While that’s baking, make the topping. Combine the 1/2 cups butter, 3/4 cups sugar and 1/2 cups evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring it to a boil and then allow it to boil for 1 minute. Then remove it from the heat. Pour mixture over the cake when it comes out of the oven.