Pineapple Pastry
Author: Namratha @ thefingerlickingfood modified by Minnie
Recipe type: Dessert
- 1-1/2 cups self raising flour plus more for pans
- 1 ¾ Cups Confectioner’s sugar (Powdered Sugar)
- 4 Eggs (Room temperature)
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- ½ cup Confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ½ cup pineapple syrup from can chilled
- 1 tbsp Powdered sugar
- ½ cup Ice-cold water
- Preheat Oven to 350F
- Coat a 9" rectangular pan with butter and dust it with flour and keep it aside till ready to use.
- Separate eggs. Whip the yellow and the white separately (the yellow should not escape into white, else the cake will fall flat).
- Fold in the yellow into the white.
- Mix in the sugar and essence.
- Fold in the flour, making sure it's mixed in properly, about a minute on high).
- Pour into the baking pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes. It should rise nicely and look golden.
- Invert the cake on a cooling rack.
- Combine the cream, sugar and essence. Whip till it forms peaks.
- In a bowl, combine chilled syrup, sugar and ice cold water.
- Cut the cake neatly into two halves horizontally, slicing the top to give it an even base.
- Drizzle the syrup over both pieces of the cake, letting it soak and become moist.
- Put a thin layer of cream on one half.
- Place the other half of the cake on top of the cream.
- Slather the whipped cream till it's covered well.
- Garnish with pineapple chunks.
- Slice into tall rectangular pieces and serve.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/fathers-day-the-boys-bake-a-cake-and-an-incredible-story/
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