Granny Cake

By Stephanie Dodd
@skeen

My mother has been making this cake for 30 years. It takes minimal time to prepare and is so very moist!

Rating:

★★★★☆ 166 votes

Comments:

1.2k Comments

Serves:

8 - 10

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Method:

Bake

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Notes from the Test Kitchen:
I think I just found my next dish for the church potluck! This is such a moist, tasty cake... The entire Crew loves it.

Ingredients

1 1/2 c: sugar
2 c: flour
1/2 tsp: salt
2: eggs
1 tsp: baking soda
1 large: (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple in its own juice (including juice)
1 c: brown sugar
1 c: chopped pecans
1 c: evaporated milk
1/2 c: sugar
1 stick: margarine
1 tsp: vanilla

How to Make Granny Cake

Step-by-Step

1Mix the sugar, flour, salt, soda, eggs and pineapple together and pour into a 9 x 13" pan. Sprinkle the top with one cup brown sugar and one cup chopped pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
2Cook the following ingredients until mixture comes to a rolling boil:

1 c. evaporated milk, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 stick margarine, and the tsp. of vanilla.
3AFTER THE CAKE HAS BAKED AND RIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN, pour the cooked milk mixture over the entire cake. This is so delicious!!!

Should be kept refrigerated. This cake does freeze nicely.