Yield: 8 Servings
3 c Flour
2 c Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
3 Eggs
1 c Vegetable oil
1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
8 oz Pineapple, crushed
2 c Banana, chopped
1 c Pecans, chopped
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
8 oz Cream cheese
16 oz Powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 c Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, pecans and bananas.
Spoon batter into 3 prepared 9 inch cake pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Test as usual. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.
Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting:
Combine cream cheese and butter, beating until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
Spread frosting between layers, finish top and sides. Sprinkle top with 1/2 cup chopped pecans.