Best Methodist Preacher Cake Recipes

PREACHER CAKE

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Tender, moist cake recipe with crushed pineapple, pecans and coconut with a cream cheese frosting. An old Southern tradition to make this cake when the preacher comes by for a visit!

Provided by Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Time 55m

Yield 12-15 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans or walnuts, divided
1 cup flaked coconut (optional)
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Steps:

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
Combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla and mix on medium-low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Slowly mix in flour mixture until just combined.
Add pineapple (undrained), 1 cup chopped pecans and coconut then continue mixing on medium-low speed until all ingredients are thoroughly combined (about 1 minute).
Spray a 3-quart 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray. Pour cake batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until cake is set in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool cake completely in pan then the frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans over cake. Store in refrigerator.
Whip cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in powdered sugar (add more if necessary to reach desired consistency).

EASY PREACHER'S CAKE

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Use what you have in your pantry to make our Easy Preacher's Cake! With pineapple and coconut flavors, this preacher's cake is sure to please any sweet tooth.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, divided
1 pkg. (2-layer size) spice cake mix
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Melt 1/2 cup butter; pour into large mixer bowl. Add cake mix, pineapple, coconut and eggs; beat until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts.
Pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
Beat cream cheese, sugar and remaining butter in medium bowl with mixer until blended; spread onto cake. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 360 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g

PREACHERS CAKE

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Make and share this Preachers Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Theresa Thunderbird

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup nuts
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Mix dry ingredients well.
Add vanilla,pineapple and nuts and mix.
Bake in ungreased 9x13 inch pan for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together.
Add powdered sugar gradually.
Stir in salt,vanilla and nuts.
Spread on top of cake.

PREACHER CAKE

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Dense and sponge-like, this simple cake is sweet, nutty, and delightfully moist. With pineapple being the predominant flavor of the cake, it almost has a tropical feeling. It's not overly sweet so the rich cream cheese frosting is the perfect contrast and complement to the pineapple cake. The nuts are optional but we loved the...

Provided by Susan J Swanson

Categories Cakes

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 c sugar (may cut the sugar to 1 cup - 1 1/2 cups as it is very sweet)
2 c all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c nuts - walnuts or any that you prefer
1 can(s) crushed pineapple - undrained (I use pineapple in its own juice), 20 oz
FROSTING
1 pkg cream cheese - softened, 8 oz
1 3/4 c powdered sugar
1/4 c butter or margarine
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c nuts - walnuts or any that you prefer
2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1. CAKE: Combine dry ingredients.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Mix by hand until blended.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour into a prepared 9x13 baking dish.
5. Bake for approximately 30-45 minutes or until the cake is firm. Do not over bake or it will be rubbery, but still delicious.
6. Allow to cool.
7. FROSTING: Combine cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar.
8. Add nuts.
9. Mix well and spread on the cake in pan. Enjoy!
10. * If you would like to save calories, instead of using the frosting, just sprinkle the top of the cake with a bit of powdered sugar and enjoy!
11. * There is NO milk, butter, or oil in the cake.
12. * You may add other fruits or coconut if you like: some suggestions are dried cranberries, raisins, currants, tub of mixed dried fruit, and even fresh blueberries.

PREACHER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Preacher Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by á-46109

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans or walnuts, divided
1 cup flaked coconut (optional)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Steps:

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. Combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla and mix on medium-low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Slowly mix in flour mixture until just combined. Add pineapple (undrained), 1 cup chopped pecans and coconut and continue mixing on medium-low speed until all ingredients are thoroughly combined (about 1 minute). Spray a 13x9" baking pan with cooking spray. Pour cake batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 45-50 minutes or until cake is set in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan then the frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans over cake. Store in refrigerator. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Whip cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in powdered sugar (add more if necessary to reach desired consistency - if your kitchen's hot, you might need more because the butter will be softer). Makes enough to top one 13x9" cake - double recipe if using on a layered cake.

METHODIST PREACHER CAKE

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Copied this from a cookbook from First UMC in Asheboro, NC back in 1980. Very delicious.

Provided by Bryson Hatfield @brysonhatfield

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 cup(s) granulated sugar
2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1 cup(s) milk, which has been scalded and 1 tablespoon butter has been melted into
ICING
1/2 cup(s) butter or margarine
1 cup(s) brown sugar
1/2 cup(s) coconut
3 tablespoon(s) evaporated milk
1 cup(s) chopped nuts
1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar and baking powder. Whisk in vanilla and milk mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
Melt butter or margarine. Stir in sugar, coconut, milk, nuts and vanilla (this is opt., but I like vanilla!) Spread over hot cake. Broil for about 5 minutes. Serve warm.