Old Fashioned Cajun Cake
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 630kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 15 oz can crushed pineapple undrained
- 2 large eggs
Icing Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, stir flour, sugar and baking soda.
- Mix in pineapple and eggs until combined.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Begin icing while the cake is baking, heat butter, sugar and milk to a boil stirring often.
- Add in vanilla, coconut and pecans then boil for about 2-3 minutes while still stirring often.
- Once cake is out of the oven and cooled to warm temp pour icing over the cake until completely covered.
- Allow cake to set for about 30 minutes to maybe an hour.
- Cut and enjoy!
Notes
If you want to turn this into a layer cake you can use two 9 inch cake pans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 630kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 344mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2mg