Old Fashioned Cajun Cake
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Old Fashioned Cajun Cake
Description
The Old Fashioned Cajun Cake starts with a straightforward batter of flour, sugar, and baking soda combined with crushed pineapple and eggs to add moisture and subtle fruit sweetness. Baking in a 9 x 13 dish yields a tender crumb with a light rise.
The icing is a key component, cooked on the stovetop by boiling butter, sugar, and milk before mixing in vanilla extract, shredded coconut, and chopped pecans. This warm, creamy topping is poured over the cake shortly after baking, allowing it to permeate the surface and add texture and flavor contrast from the coconut and pecans.
The resulting cake is a rich, moist dessert with hints of tropical fruit and a nutty, coconut topping. It suits gatherings that appreciate traditional homemade cakes with a Cajun twist.
Ingredients
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ounce pineapple crushed, undrained, canned
- 2 egg
Icing:
- 1 butter unsalted, stick
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup coconut shredded, sweetened
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, stir flour, sugar and baking soda.
- Mix in pineapple and eggs until combined.
- Pour batter into a 9 x 13 baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Start on the 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!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 352kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 200mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 128mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 63IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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