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Ingredients

3 cups white sugar 1 cup butter ½ cup shortening 5 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage 1 ½ cups white sugar ½ cup butter 3 eggs 1 cup flaked coconut 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice ½ cup chopped pecans

Nutrition Info

407.3 calories carbohydrate: 54.5 g cholesterol: 92.5 mg fat: 20.1 g fiber: 1 g protein: 4.2 g saturatedFat: 9.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 115.9 mg sugar: 40.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Cream the 1 cup butter or margarine, shortening and 3 cups white sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one a time beating well after each addition.
Beat in the flour, lemon extract and lemon-lime soda. Mix well and pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.
To Make Icing: In a saucepan combine the 1 1/2 cups white sugar, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 3 eggs, coconut, pineapple and nuts. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thick. Pour over cake while cake is still hot and icing is bubbling.

1 -9x13 inch cake

This recipe uses lemon-lime soda to make a great cake from scratch, including a coconut, pineapple, and pecan frosting.