Preacher Cake

Tender, moist cake recipe with crushed pineapple, pecans and coconut with a cream cheese frosting. An old Southern tradition to make this cake when the preacher comes by for a visit!

I saw a recipe for this cake last week and the name really rang a bell for me. I knew exactly what it was and remembered eating it growing up once or twice. I thought about it so much that by the time the weekend rolled around I knew I had to make one!

I just knew I had a recipe for it somewhere so when I went looking and couldn't find one I was stumped. I looked through all my recipes and binders and notes and still could not find one.

Then I even pulled out all my old school community and church cookbooks and looked through all of them. Nothing.

I knew enough about the cake to know it had crushed pineapple and nuts in it (and maybe coconut?) and that sounded an awful lot like a Hummingbird Cake (sans the bananas) so I just switched up a few things in my recipe for Hummingbird Cake and went with that!

I decided to put coconut in it because I love coconut but I’m not 100% sure if a true Preacher Cake has coconut in it or not. I guess that depends on your preacher... ha! [snort]

From what I've been told over the years, Preacher Cake got its name because it was a cake you usually had the ingredients for in your pantry so if the preacher told you he was coming to visit, you could whip one up with what you had on-hand.

You can make it like I did in one big pan or you can make a 3-layered cake (this makes a ton of batter). If you make a layered cake, be sure to double the Cream Cheese Frosting so you’ll have enough.

Also? I think this would be awesome made as cupcakes!

If you like this cake be sure to check out this recipe for Moist Banana Cake too!

If the preachers's coming you might need to grab a casserole recipe too! Here are some of my favorites!

• Chicken & Stuffing Casserole - An addictive casserole recipe with Pepperidge Farm stuffing, sour cream and chicken.
• Smothered Chicken Casserole - Layers of creamy potatoes (think Potatoes Au Gratin) topped with chicken, smothered with cheese and bacon!
• Sausage & Rice Casserole - a simple recipe perfect for supper, side dishes, potlucks and Thanksgiving (sometimes called Rice Dressing).
• Pork Chop Casserole - An easy pork chop bake made with rice and French onion soup.
• Hamburger & Rice Casserole - Ground beef and rice baked together in a classic casserole recipe that's easy to make your own.
• Chicken Tetrazzini - Classic tetrazzini made with pasta, mushrooms, wine (optional) and cheese. Super easy AND super delicious!

Preacher Cake

Yield: 12-15 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 45 Mtotal time: 55 M

Tender, moist cake recipe with crushed pineapple, pecans and coconut with a cream cheese frosting. An old Southern tradition to make this cake when the preacher comes by for a visit!

ingredients:

Cake:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans or walnuts, divided
• 1 cup flaked coconut (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

instructions:

How to cook Preacher Cake

Cake:

1. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
2. Combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla and mix on medium-low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Slowly mix in flour mixture until just combined.
3. Add pineapple (undrained), 1 cup chopped pecans and coconut then continue mixing on medium-low speed until all ingredients are thoroughly combined (about 1 minute).
4. Spray a 3-quart 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray. Pour cake batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until cake is set in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
5. Cool cake completely in pan then the frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans over cake. Store in refrigerator.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1. Whip cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in powdered sugar (add more if necessary to reach desired consistency).

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