Mayonnaise cake with pineapple butter frosting
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- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tsp baking soda
Put the chopped dates in a bowl, sprinkle over the baking soda and pour on a cup of boiling water; set aside to cool.
Dates in boiling water for the mayonnaise cake
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp salt
Sieve the flour and cocoa powder together and whisk in the salt.
Add the dry mixture and the cooled date mixture alternately, starting with the dry; the water goes in with the dates.
Alternating dry mix and the date water
- 1 cup broken nut meats
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Stir in a cup of roughly chopped pecans and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- ¼ cup crushed pineapple
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 whole egg yolk
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- vanilla
For the frosting, cream four tablespoons of butter, beat in an egg yolk, then a cup of confectioner's sugar two tablespoons at a time, then a quarter cup of drained crushed pineapple.