Americana Cake
Ingredients
- CAKE
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice
- 2 tbsps. sour cream
- 1 1/4 tsps. almond extract
- 1 red apple
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- GLAZE
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps. milk
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- Additional chopped pecans
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 325°F. Spray a 12 cup fluted pan or 10-inch tube pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- Step 2
BEAT egg whites in bowl of electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form; transfer to another bowl.
- Step 3
COMBINE shortening, sugar and egg yolks. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
- Step 4
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.
- Step 5
ADD pineapple with juice, sour cream and almond extract. Beat until blended. Stir in egg whites, apple and 1 cup nuts with spoon. Spoon into prepared pan.
- Step 6
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.
- Step 8
COMBINE powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice in small bowl; drizzle over top of cake, letting excess glaze run down side.
- Step 9
SPRINKLE with additional nuts, if desired, before glaze hardens.
GLAZE
Serving size
(1 slice, 1/16 of cake)
- Calories 360
- Calories from Fat170g
- Total Fat 19g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 60mg
- Sodium 170mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 43g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Sugars 30g
- Protein 4g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet