Fruity Sponge Cake
(from Wendielu’s recipe box)
a white cake with tons of fruit and cream cheese frosting
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 8 oz can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups smashed bananas
- 2 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 (16 oz) powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup pecans
Directions
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Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, nuts and bananas. Spoon batter into 3 well greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
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Combine cream cheese and butter. Cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. After frosting cake, sprinkle with nuts.
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Walnuts can be substituted for pecans.