#1020 - Pineapple Cake Squares

(by Shirley McNevich)

3/4 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup Dole crushed pinaepple (drained)
2 squares Baker's baking chocolate (semi-sweet OR milk chocolate)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

In a mixer add butter and white sugar--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add vanilla--beat. Add flour, baking powder and salt--beat. Remove 1 cup of the batter and pour it into a separate bowl--add drained pineapple to the 1 cup of batter and stir well--set aside. To the remaining batter in the mixer, add the melted baking chocolate (melted according to box directions)--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add chopped nuts and stir. Measure 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate batter and pour it into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Spoon pineapple mixture evenly on top of the chocolate batter in the cake pan. Spoon remaining chocolate batter evenly on top of the pineapple mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Cool completely, then refrigerate overnight before cutting into squares.