Recipe: B.J.'s Pineapple Pound Cake with Pineapple Glaze

B.J.'S PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained (reserve 1/2 cup juice for the glaze)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Pineapple Glaze (recipe follows)

Combine sugar and oil, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; set aside.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to oil mixture, beating well. Stir in pineapple and vanilla. Pour batter into a well-greased and floured 10-inch tube or Bundt pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until done. Invert pan and cool 10-15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.

Pour pineapple Glaze over cake.

PINEAPPLE GLAZE
(makes about 1/2 cup)

2 tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup pineapple juice

Combine sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan; stir well. Add juice, stirring well. Cook over medium heat until thickened and translucent. Cool.

Makes 1 (10-inch) tube or Bundt cake
From: sara