Old Fashioned Cajun Cake

A slice of pumpkin cake with a pecan and coconut topping sits on a white plate, with whole pecans arranged around it. A glass baking dish of cake is in the background.

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This Old Fashioned Cajun Cake is an easy, old-fashioned dessert made with crushed pineapple, coconut, and pecans. The moist pineapple cake is topped with a rich homemade coconut pecan icing that soaks into every bite for a deliciously sweet and comforting treat.

Prep Time20

Cook Time35

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 661kcal

Author: Wendy

Equipment

9 x 13-inch baking dish
Large Mixing Bowl
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
wooden spoon or spatula
medium saucepan
wire cooling rack

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 ½ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
15 ounces can crushed pineapple undrained
2 large eggs

Icing Ingredients

½ cup 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. But, I would recommend that you double the frosting to make sure that you have enough for both layers.

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