Old Southern Recipe

um Yum Cake – Old Southern Cake is perfectly moist and buttery with just the right amount of sweetness. The texture is wonderfully tender and it has a thick layer of crackly crust on top. It’s probably my favorite Southern cake.

Ingredients:

2 cups self-rising flour

2 eggs

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups crushed pineapple (drained)

Icing

1 cup sugar

1 stick margarine (I used butter)

1 small can Pet milk (5 oz) (evaporated milk)

1 cup coconut

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9×13″ pan.

Bake for 25 minutes or until it tests done in a 350 degree oven.

Ice while still warm.

Icing

Boil sugar, margarine and milk for two minutes (stir constantly).

Remove from heat. Add coconut, vanilla and pecans.

Pour over cake while still warm.

Enjoy!