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Pineapple Pound Cake

This pineapple pound cake straight outta the Hopewell Heritage Cookbook is just the dreamiest dessert you could bring to any get-together. Trust me, your friends and family will be mighty impressed!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup softened unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 room temperature eggs*
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple from an 8-ounce can, drained, but save the juice!
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:

  • 2 tbsp melted unsalted butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup of that reserved pineapple juice
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • First, preheat your oven to 325°F. Grab a 9-inch bundt cake pan, give it a good spray with nonstick cooking spray, and set it aside for later.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, go ahead and mix together the flour and baking powder. Then, set that aside too.
  • Now, in a standing mixer or a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening, and sugar until they're all nice and cozy together.
  • Add those eggs one at a time, giving each one a good 30-second beating on high speed.
  • Time for a lil' dance between the flour mixture and buttermilk – add them to the mix, alternating between the two and stirring just a bit in between.
  • Next, toss in the pineapple and vanilla extract, and give it a gentle beat until everything's evenly combined.
  • Pour that lovely batter into your prepared bundt pan and bake it for 75-85 minutes. You'll know it's done when a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Let it cool for 10 minutes, then flip it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Finally, whisk up all those glaze ingredients until smooth as silk, and drizzle it right over the top of your cooled cake.