🍍 Pineapple Pecan Cream Cheese Pound Cake

📝 Ingredients:

🧁 Cake:

• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 1 package (225g) cream cheese (softened)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup crushed pineapple (drained) 🍍
• 1 cup chopped pecans 🌰

🍋 Glaze (optional):

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp pineapple juice or milk
• ½ tsp vanilla

👨‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Preheat oven
   160–170°C (325°F). Grease a bundt or loaf pan.
2. Cream butter & cheese
   Beat butter + cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
3. Add sugar
   Mix in sugar until light and creamy.
4. Add eggs
   Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
5. Dry ingredients
   In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. Combine
   Gradually add dry ingredients to the batter.
   Stir in vanilla.
7. Fold in extras
   Gently mix in crushed pineapple and pecans.
8. Bake
   Pour into pan and bake 60–75 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Cool & glaze
   Let cool, then drizzle glaze on top 🍍✨