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Mexican Fruit Cake

Submitted By Pamela Ann Gatlin Schulz
Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 (16 oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained

Mix all ingredients together. Add 1 cup chopped
pecans. Bake in 2 or 3 layers, at 350°F until
toothpick comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 or 3 cups powdered sugar

Bake in greased and floured Bundt or tube pan at
350 °F for 1 hour 10 minutes or until test done with
toothpick.

Glaze with following: 1½ cups peach preserves, 1
cup powdered sugar, sifted, 1 Tbsp lemon juice or
lime juice. Mix well and pour over cake.

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