Directions
- 1
Cream together sugars and oil.
- 2
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
- 3
Add vanilla.
- 4
Combine flour, soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice.
- 5
Add to the mixture alternately with the pineapple and oranges.
- 6
Fold in the coconut, raisins and pecans.
- 7
Pour into 3 greased and floured cake pans.
- 8
Bake at 350° oven for 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- 9
Frost, when cool, with cream cheese icing.
Published September 21, 2026 · straight from the family recipe box, exactly as the family wrote it.
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