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Pineapple/Macadamia Nut Pound Cake

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup butter	
2 3/4 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour

1 Tbls baking powder
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup crushed pineapple with liquid
3/4 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Grease and flour a large tube pan (angel food pan). Cream together
shortening, butter, and sugar. Beat eggs in one at a time. Add
flour, baking powder, and milk; blend well. Add vanilla and pineapple.
Beat 3 minutes with mixer on medium speed, stir in nuts until
blended. Pour into prepared pan and put in cold oven; set oven to
350 deg. F and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutess.  Let cake cool in
pan 10 minutes, then invert and glaze.


Glaze

1/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained

Mix all ingredients together until well blended. Spoon and brush
on warm cake.

Decorate with some finely chopped macadamia nuts and Maraschino
cherries.

Printable version: pine-mac-pound.txt.