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Graham Cracker Cake

By Carroll Pellegrinelli, About.com

It's amazing that you can make a cake from a cookie.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 14-ounce box graham crackers, crushed
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup pecans, lightly toasted and chopped
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened, divided
  • 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple
  • 1 pound box powdered sugar

Preparation:

Grease and flour a tube or Bundt Cake pan. Mix crackers, sugar, eggs, milk, coconut, pecans, baking powder, vanilla and 1 cup of butter together. Do not use electric mixer. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1-1/2 hours at 300 degrees F. Do not preheat the oven.

While cake is baking, mix remaining butter, pineapple and powdered sugar. Pour over warm cake.

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