Aloha Cake

Hey Jude's Note:

I know it's an odd ingredient for a cake but the pureed pork and beans add a nice flavor, additional sweetness and keep the cake moist. I found this in the 'Swap Shop' column of the Chicago Sun-Times.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can pork and beans
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple , drained

Cream Cheese Frosting

• ¼ cup margarine , softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

1. For cake: Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour a 10-cup bundt pan and set aside.
2. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, sift together sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add oil and eggs and mix on medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes.
3. Place pork and beans in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth; add pureed beans to batter along with pineapple and mix on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
4. Pour batter into bundt pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick inserted in the middle.
5. Remove pan from oven and cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes; loosen edges of cake from pan and turn out on wire rack to cool completely.
6. For frosting: In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine margarine, cream cheese, vanilla and milk; beat on medium speed until smooth, about 4 minutes; slowly add confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until smooth, about 3 minutes.
7. Frost cooled cake.

Reviews

[LonghornMama]

Fantastic! Moist spice cake with a wonderful cream cheese frosting. No one would ever guess the secret ingredient. I've had this unusual recipe in my Try in the Near Future cookbook for a long time and am glad to have finally made it. The whole family loved it! Thanks for sharing your recipe!