This is one of the most downloaded recipes from Southern Living. I accidentally added more vanilla extract to mine, than what was in the recipe. The result was so flavorful and delicious! I also topped mine with crushed pineapple and cherries as well as the chopped pecans and cinnamon sticks. It is worth the effort, which was not as bad as I suspected.

When I make another, I want to heat brown sugar and butter in a skillet and then add pineapple, chopped pecans, cherries and cinnamon. Then put that between the layers. I would then just garnish with chopped pecans and cinnamon sticks.

This cake is so versatile.

CAKE
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
1 Tb ground cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
1-1/2 Tb vanilla extract
2 (8 oz) cans crushed pineapple
2 cups chopped pecans
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