MY "FURR'S MILLIONAIRE PIE" CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Prepare a 10-inch round pan by greasing it and dusting it with flour.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add sugar, and cream for another 2 minutes.
• Add egg yolks and beat for another minute or until the mixture appears light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla extract.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into another medium sized mixing bowl.
• Add about a third of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and mix well.
• Add half of the buttermilk, followed by another third of the flour, then the remaining buttermilk, and finally the last of the flour. (Be careful not to overmix.)
• Set mixture aside.
• In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites into cake mixture just until incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for around 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Cool cake completely and with a serrated knife, cut cake in half horizontally.
• FILLING.
• Cream together powdered sugar and butter with electric mixer.
• Add eggs, salt, and vanilla.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Fold in pecans and pineapple.
• Spread filling mixture on the bottom layer of cooled cake.
• Carefully place top layer of cake on top of the filling.
• Cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• TOPPING.
• Whip cream until stiff.
• Blend in powdered sugar.
• With an offset spatula, spread topping on top and on the edges of the cake.
• Cool in fridge for 30 minutes.
• Cake must be kept stored in the fridge until ready to serve.