Cake with Cream Cheese—Lemon Zest Frosting

This cake was a hit at my early Brooklyn dinner parties, especially since I used to be pretty heavy-handed with the rum. Now that I serve the cake at dinners where there are kids, I tend not to include the booze. I addpureedpineapple to the batter, so it s super-moist and tartgy. Fresh pineapple gives this cake amazjrtgflavor, andjou can use the excess jruit for other delicious recipes such as the Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese—Lemon Zest Frosting... 

Fill and frost the cake with the Cream Cheese—Lemon Zest Frosting (for added oomph, add V2 tablespoon minced fresh ginger to the frosting). 

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