Mexican Wedding Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9 X 13 baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the 1-1/2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the vanilla and undrained crushed pineapple. Mix well. Pour into prepared dish and bake in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes,or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. For icing: In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, and sugar. Mix till smooth and creamy. Remove cake from oven and spread with icing while hot. Let cake sit for about an hour and serve warm. Yield: serves 10 Notes: If desired, you can add 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts to cake batter before pouring baking.