This is a Facebook find from 12 Tomatoes that has been a huge hit with the family and community. It is easy and quick to throw together and is the perfect coffee cake! It is a cake that will have them coming back for seconds and trust me, if you get home with any leftovers you will relish the moment you can sit quietly and take in the moist, smooth flavors of this simple yet luscious cake.

Cake Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, WITH juice
• 1 to 1 ½ cups brown sugar

Icing:

• 1 cup evaporated milk
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, begin making the cake by whisking together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add the eggs and crushed pineapple (along with the juice) and stir until well mixed. Pour the batter into your baking pan and top with an even layer of brown sugar. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.

Before the cake is finished baking begin making the icing by combining the evaporated milk, sugar, and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, then pour over the hot cake after it has finished baking and has been removed from the oven.

Let the cake cool about an hour or two so it absorbs all of the icing, then enjoy!

NOTES: It may seem like you have an abundance of icing when you’re pouring it over the cake. Pour it all on as that is what helps to make this cake so delicious and the cake will soak it up like a sponge. Refrigerate leftovers (if there are any leftovers).