Old Fashioned Pound Cake(May Prepare Ahead.) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs, separated
3 c. cake flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts, chopped
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple (undrained)
2 c. bananas, chopped
1 1/2 c. pecans, chopped
Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (14 1/2 oz.) pkg. angel food cake mix
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 tsp. almond extract
2 1/4 c. sliced fresh strawberries
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. sugar
whole strawberries for garnish

Preparation

Prepare batter and bake cake in 10-inch tube pan according to package directions; cool well, about 1 1/2 hours.
Remove cake from pan.
Cut a 1-inch slice crosswise from top of cake and set aside.
Make cuts 1 inch from center and 1 inch from side of cake. With fingers, carefully remove cake within cuts, leaving a 1-inch base.
Reserve cake pieces.