Preacher Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

• 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

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 and continue mixing on medium-low speed until all ingredients are thoroughly combined (about 1 minute).
4. Spray a 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

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/preacher-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-53081011 (may not work)