Marge's Best Cake

Submitted by Scandigirl

"Visiting my Sister-in law Marg in Cornwall over Easter was great. What was a bonus was to go home with her prize cake recipe. I will share it with you. It's top-notch and easy to make for having a few friend in for tea or coffee on a Sunday afternoon."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 13x9x2 pan

ingredients

• 2 whole eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups white flour
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple, crushed
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, finely chopped for decoration

• Icing

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1⁄3 cups icing sugar
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄3 cup chopped walnuts, on top of icing for decoration

directions

1. Beat eggs with white sugar and add vanilla. Slowly incorporate flour, soda and nuts. Add the juice of 1 can of crushed pineapple slowly. In the end add the crushed pineapple.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes in a 13x9x2 buttered and floured pan, or teflon pan sprayed with Pam.
3. Icing:.
4. Soften cream cheese with margarine until soft. Add vanilla and stir slowly icing sugar and the cream cheese.
5. Spoon the icing on cake when the cake has cooled down completely. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped walnuts to decorate.