Aloha Cake

Name: Aloha Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup oil; 4 eggs; 1 (16 ounce) can pork and beans; 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained; 1/4 cup margarine, softened; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons milk; 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Submitted by Hey Jude

"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."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 16

ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup oil
4 eggs
1 (16 ounce) can pork and beans
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
Cream Cheese Frosting
¹⁄₄ cup margarine, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
3 ³⁄₄ cups confectioners' sugar

directions

For cake: Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour a 10-cup bundt pan and set aside.
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.
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.
Pour batter into bundt pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick inserted in the middle.
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.
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.
Frost cooled cake.

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Reviews

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!

LonghornMama