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Caribbean Nut Cake

4.96 from 25 votes

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 (20oz) can crushed pineapple undrained
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 medium bananas peeled and cut into small pieces

Frosting Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 (12oz) can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 cups shredded coconut
  • 1 cup pecans or walnuts

Instructions
 

Cake Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl, mix well with a wire whisk.
  • Pour pineapple into a small bowl, add vanilla, melted butter and eggs.
  • Add bananas to pineapples mixture and mix with spatula.
  • Add the pineapple and bananas to the dry ingredients and mix well with a spatula.
  • Pour into a sprayed 9 x 13 baking dish and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Frosting Directions

  • Combine sugar, butter, milk, and coconut and bring to boil on top of the stove.
  • Stir constantly to keep from burning.
  • Boil about five minutes until thickens.
  • Remove from heat then fold in nuts.
  • Let stand about 10 to 12 minutes before putting on cake.
  • Refrigerate if you are not serving promptly.
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