Southern Preacher Cake Food

PREACHER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a hand mixer), add the butter, cake mix, pineapple (with juice), coconut and eggs. Beat well until blended, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Stir in the chopped pecans.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it (or a toothpick comes out clean).
• Allow the cake to cool.
• To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar together until well blended and smooth.
• Spread the frosting on the cooled cake.
• Sprinkle with pecans.
• Store in an airtight container.

PREACHER CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
• Combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla and mix on medium-low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Slowly mix in flour mixture until just combined.
• Add pineapple (undrained), 1 cup chopped pecans and coconut then continue mixing on medium-low speed until all ingredients are thoroughly combined (about 1 minute).
• Spray a 3-quart 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray. Pour cake batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until cake is set in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool cake completely in pan then the frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans over cake. Store in refrigerator.
• Whip cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in powdered sugar (add more if necessary to reach desired consistency).

THE VERY BEST POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream flour and butter together until smooth. I do this part in my stand mixer.
• Beat eggs and sugar together until lemon colored and frothy, I do this part with my hand held mixer.
• Add egg and sugar mixture to flour and butter mixture and mix until smooth and creamy.
• Place batter into a greased and floured 10" tube cake pan. Tap the bottom of the pan on a counter top a couple of times to get rid of any air bubbles.
• Bake @ 300° for 1 ½ hours or until tests done with toothpick.

SOUTHERN PREACHER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9x13 baking pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• In a separate large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract and mix with a stand mixer or hand mixer on low speed until it is well-combined and creamy.
• Slowly add the flour mixture, incorporating all of the flour and ending with a well-mixed batter with no lumps.
• Add the pineapple and its juice along with 1 cup of walnuts and fold in by hand with a large wooden spoon.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 60 to 65 minutes, until the cake is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed, beat the mixture until well-combined and fluffy.
• Once the cake is cool, top with the frosting and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of walnuts.

PREACHERS CAKE

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients well.
• Add vanilla,pineapple and nuts and mix.
• Bake in ungreased 9x13 inch pan for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together.
• Add powdered sugar gradually.
• Stir in salt,vanilla and nuts.
• Spread on top of cake.