1 c Vegetable oil 1 ts Baking powder
3 c Sugar 1 pn Salt
6 ea Eggs 3/4 c Crushed pineapple; undrained
1 ts All-purpose flour 1 ts Vanilla extract
-PINEAPPLE GLAZE-
2 tb Sugar 1/2 c Pineapple juice
1 1/2 ts Cornstarch
The Cake:
Combine oil and sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to oil mixture,
beating well. Stir in pineapple and vanilla.
Pour batter into a well-greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake
at 250 degrees F for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until done. Invert pan
and cool 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely. Pour
Pineapple Glaze over Cake. Yield: 1 10-inch cake.
Pineapple Glaze: Combine sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan;
stir well. Add juice, stirring well. Cook over medium heat until
thickened and translucent. Cool. Yield: about 1/2 cup.
“Dinner on the James River” _Company’s Coming!_ Cookbook Southern
Living/Southern Heritage 1983 Oxmoor House ISBN 0-8487-0603-X
Yields
10 inch cake