Pineapple cake Recipe

Pineapple Cake

By Nithu on Aug 27, 2008 in Baking, Featured | Print This

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Yesterday was my First Wedding Anniversary. So I wanted to surprise my hubby with his favorite cake. Both of us love the Pineapple cake from La Bonne Bouchee (French cake shop). I thought I can order it from there. But then, it’ll always be special if we bake it with love and give it to them. So I decided to search for the recipe. I took a few tips from VavrehVah

Pineapple Cake is a wonderful dessert with juicy cake, rich whipped cream, pineapples and few cherries. I made a two layered heart shaped cake. For that I used 13*7 inches baking trays. You can do any shape of your choice. First I made the base cake and then converted it into pineapple pastry. You can either buy the cake mix and do the base cake or you can just follow the procedure and make the base cake. It’s a simple procedure to follow and the result will be amazing. Believe me. Here you go…

Ingredients:

French Vanilla cake mix - 1 1/2 packets (I used Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe )
Eggs - 5
Melted butter
Evaporated milk - 1 can
Pineapple chunks - 1 can
Heavy whipping cream - 473 ml
Sugar - 1/3 cup
Baking tray (13*7 inches)- 2
Non stick spray or baking sheet

Sugar syrup:

Water - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Pineapple essence - 1 tsp
Rum - 1 1/2 tbsp

For home made base cake:

Sifted all purpose flour - 3 cups
Eggs - 5
Sugar - 2 cups
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Evaporated milk - 1 can
Melted butter - 4 tbsp
Baking tray - 2
Non stick spray or baking sheet

Method of Preparation:

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Preheat oven to 350ÂºF for 15 minutes
Grease the trays with non-stick spray or baking sheet
Take a deep bottomed plastic bowl and add the cake mix, eggs, melted butter and 3/4th of the evaporated milk
Beat it nicely using hand mixer or electric mixer to make a smooth flawless paste
Divide the batter into equal portions and pour it into the greased trays and spread it evenly with any bumps
Bake it for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes, it would have risen and will be golden brown on top
Now check it by inserting a a tooth pick in the centre, it should come out clean. It means the cake is done. If not keep it for 5 more minutes
Remove from oven and cool it for 15 minutes
Take a plain sheet and draw heart as shown in picture. The bottom part of the heart can be drawn in a separate piece of paper
Keep the plain sheet on top of the bottom layer of the cake and cut it accordingly. You will get a heart shaped cake
For the bottom part of the heart, use the remaining piece of cake and cut it to the desired shape
If the top layer of the cake has a bump, cut very few inches from the top most layer to make it flat
Take a base on which you are going to decorate the cake and keep the first layer of cake on it
Prepare whipped cream by beating heavy whipping cream and sugar in a deep bottomed bowl still it forms stiff peaks
Make sugar syrup by mixing water, sugar, pineapple essence and rum
Sprinkle it on top of the first layer and spread the pineapple chunks all over
Spread the whipped cream on top with a knife
Place the second layer on top of it and repeat the same procedure
This time spread the whipped cream all over the cake, the sides and all. Cover the cake with cream and with the sharp end of the knife just comb it on the sides
Take the remaining cream and put it in a piping bag or hand made cone and decorate the cake
Use the rest of the pineapple chunks and cherries to decorate the cake
Keep it refrigerated until cut
It is pure heaven when it melts in your mouth

Home made Base Cake:

As I made a heart shaped cake, I used flat baking trays. You can use any pan according to the shape of the cake you are planning to make
Add all the dry ingredients to a deep bottomed plastic bowl and mix them with a spatula
Now add the eggs, vanilla essence, melted butter and 1/2 cup of evaporated milk
Beat them well using an electric blender or spatula till they become a smooth free flowing paste. It should be thick enough and flowing
Preheat oven to 350ÂºF for 15 mins
Grease the baking trays with non-stick spray or baking sheet
Now divide the batter into two portions and pour into each tray. Spread it evenly without any bumps
Keep the trays in the oven for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes, it would have risen and will be golden brown on top
Now check it by inserting a a tooth pick in the center, it should come out clean. It means the cake is done. If not keep it for 5 more minutes
Remove from oven and cool it for 15 minutes
After this follow the same procedure as above from step 10

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20 Responses to “Pineapple Cake”

Lavi August 28th, 2008, 12:45 am

Belated Anniversary Wishes Nithu……
That’s a Lovely Gift to your hubby…

keep exploring your Baking Adventures!
karuna August 28th, 2008, 1:16 am

tht is a nice cake. i love pineapple cake, specially when it is chilled.
notyet100 August 28th, 2008, 1:28 am

was missin ur posts..nd u r back with a bang with this yummylicious cake,,,thnks for sharin,..belted happy marraige anniversary to both of u,..hppy bloggin,..
jayasree August 28th, 2008, 1:53 am

Happy anniverseray. A lovely cake perfect for the celebration.
Reeta August 28th, 2008, 2:43 am

Why don’t u post the pics as well.?
Happy anniversary
Jayashree August 28th, 2008, 3:16 am

Looks so good. Happy anniversary.
Cinnamon August 28th, 2008, 3:27 am

That looks very delicious… I have started my blog 1 yr back, with the same pineapple cake

Nice step by step pictures!!
sangeeth August 28th, 2008, 11:15 am

many more happy returns….first time in ur site and wow wat a great explanation…..the cake looks so inviting….yummy indeed.
Cham August 28th, 2008, 12:38 pm

Belated wishes Nithu! yummy cake
lothi August 28th, 2008, 1:30 pm

Hey nithu belated wishes….Cake luks really great and yummy…picture luks perfect. Happy anniversary..
Uma August 28th, 2008, 8:09 pm

Belates wishes for your marriage anniversary! The cake is such a nice treat for the occasion. Looks so delicious.
Nithu August 29th, 2008, 2:02 pm

Thanks for all your wishes and comments. I am really happy to get wishes from unseen friends. Thanks a lot.
shri September 3rd, 2008, 11:01 am

Hey nithu,yummy cake.Good idea of baking a cake for anniversary.Great:) Got something to see in my blog.
Cynthia September 4th, 2008, 10:15 pm

Happy belated anniversary to you and the hubby. May your days be filled with endless happiness.
Nithu September 5th, 2008, 12:32 pm

Shri, Thanks for the comments…

Cynthia, thanks a lot for the wishes…
Lubna Karim September 9th, 2008, 6:28 am

Awesome cake dear. Mouth watering too.
Sophie October 24th, 2008, 9:19 am

I hope you both had a sweet anniversary. You did a wonderful job on the cake, I like how you decorated it! I would love to include your recipe in our pre-loaded Demy, the first and only digital recipe reader. Please email sophiekiblogger@gmail.com if you’re interested.
abhi February 8th, 2009, 2:44 am

Hi Nithu, tried this cake, came out real nice, thnx ! i used same brand’s pineapple flavor n it was awesome ! cheers
Anjali January 30th, 2010, 3:30 pm

Hi nithu,

I too tried this cake on my anniversary it really came up very well.
Liked it very much..Thanks!!!
Nithu February 2nd, 2010, 4:15 am

Hi Luban, Sophie, abhi and Anjali, thanks for your lovely comments.

And Anjali Belated Anniversary wishes.