Servings: 12

INGREDIENTS: subheading: INGREDIENTS:
Cake: subheading: Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs 2 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil ¼ cup vegetable oil
1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice 1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
1 cup sugar 1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar ½ cup brown sugar
 
Icing: subheading: Icing:
1 12-ounce can evaporated milk 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk
1 cup (2 sticks) butter 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar 1 ½ cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sweetened, flaked coconut* 2 cups sweetened, flaked coconut*
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans 1 ¼ cups chopped pecans
 
INSTRUCTIONS: subheading: INSTRUCTIONS:
Make the cake: subheading: Make the cake:
Spray a 3-qt 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Mix together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Spray a 3-qt 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Mix together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
Cream together eggs, vegetable oil, pineapple (with juice from can), sugar and brown sugar. Mix in flour mixture until all ingredients are well combined. Pour batter into baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. While cake is baking, prepare the icing. Cream together eggs, vegetable oil, pineapple (with juice from can), sugar and brown sugar. Mix in flour mixture until all ingredients are well combined. Pour batter into baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. While cake is baking, prepare the icing.
 
Prepare the icing: subheading: Prepare the icing:
Heat evaporated milk, butter, sugar and salt in a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling; stirring frequently. Heat evaporated milk, butter, sugar and salt in a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling; stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to medium and boil mixture for 10-15 minutes or until a caramel colored and thickened; stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Let icing cool 5 minutes then spread over warm cake. Rest cake, uncovered, 2 hours before serving. Reduce heat to medium and boil mixture for 10 to 15 minutes or until a caramel colored and thickened; stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Let icing cool 5 minutes then spread over warm cake. Rest cake, uncovered, 2 hours before serving.
To store, cover and set at room temperature – cake does not need to be refrigerated. To store, cover and set at room temperature - cake does not need to be refrigerated.
* I used a 7-ounce bag of coconut which physically measured 2 cups for me though the manufacturer states on the package the bag contains 2 2/3 cups. note: I used a 7-ounce bag of coconut which physically measured 2 cups for me though the manufacturer states on the package the bag contains 2 ⅔ cups.
 
Lauren9/2/18, 12:34 PM Lauren9/2/18, 12:34 PM
Just what I was looking for!! Needed a last minute Labor Day cake with the ingredients I had on hand!! Sooo I used a butter cake mix it called for 3 eggs instead of 2 1/3C butter and I used the 2oz can of pineapple for the liquid.in a 9×13pan baked 35 mins. Just what I was looking for!! Needed a last minute Labor Day cake with the ingredients I had on hand!! Sooo I used a butter cake mix it called for 3 eggs instead of 2 ⅓C butter and I used the 2oz can of pineapple for the liquid.in a 9×13pan baked 35 mins.
Icing...it only had sweeten condensed milk so omitted the sugar used only 1 stick of butter and cooked till light golden in color added vanilla coconut and pecans..It was quite thick but worked great!!! Thanks for the inspiration, sorry for all the changes !! Worked great though Icing...it only had sweeten condensed milk so omitted the sugar used only 1 stick of butter and cooked till light golden in color added vanilla coconut and pecans..It was quite thick but worked great!!! Thanks for the inspiration, sorry for all the changes !! Worked great though