Aloha Bundt Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (with juice)
• 12 maraschino cherries, drained and halved
• 4 bananas, chopped into about 1/4-inch pieces
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• A few teaspoons of milk to thin

Method

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
2. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt: stir in oil and eggs. Add remaining ingredients and pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 1 hour.
4. Cool completely before frosting.
5. Combine all frosting ingredients, thinning with milk a teaspoon at a time to desired spreading consistency and frost cake.