Mexican Fruit Cake

What makes up a Mexican Fruit Cake? Two common ingredients are pineapple and a cream cheese icing.

The cream cheese gives the icing a very unique taste - great with a cup of tea or coffee!

What you need:

For the Cake:

• 1 20 oz can crushed pineapple - do not drain
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 2 tbsp baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs

For the Icing:

• 6 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

What you do:

Mix all cake ingredients together.

Pour into a greased & floured 9 x 13 in. pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

Cool cake.

Mix icing ingredients together and frost cake.

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