Ingredients:
--CAKE:--- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 c. vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- 1 3/4 c. mashed bananas
- 1/2 c. chopped pecans
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 (16 oz.) pkg. powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions:
CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and bananas. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 23 to 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks. Stir 1/2 cup pecans into cream cheese frosting if desired or reserve them to sprinkle over top of frosted cake. Spread frosting between layers and top and sides of cake. FROSTING: Cream butter and softened cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.
