Americana Cake
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 1 Hr
Serves 16 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
CAKE
- 5 large eggs
- 1 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 1/2 C. granulated sugar
- 2 C. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice
- 2 Tbsps. sour cream
- 1 1/4 tsps. Spice Islands® Pure Almond Extract
- 1 red apple
- 1 C. chopped pecans
GLAZE
- 1 C. powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps. milk
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- Additional chopped pecans
Directions
- HEAT oven to 325°F. Spray a 12 C. fluted pan or 10-inch tube pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- BEAT egg whites in bowl of electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form; transfer to another bowl.
- COMBINE shortening, sugar and egg yolks. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
- COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed until mixed. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Reduce speed to low.
- ADD pineapple with juice, sour cream and almond extract. Beat until blended. Stir in egg whites, apple and 1 C. nuts with spoon. Spoon into prepared pan.
- BAKE 45 to 55 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 to 7 minutes. Refrigerate 5 minutes before removing from pan. Place cake, top side up, on wire rack. Cool completely. Place cake on serving plate.
- COMBINE powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice in small bowl; drizzle over top of cake, letting excess glaze run down side.
- SPRINKLE with additional nuts, if desired, before glaze hardens.
