Fresh Cream Pineapple Cake

Fresh Cream Pineapple Cake ... Simple and light sponge cake, filled with fresh cream and pineapple. Substitute the pineapple with other fresh fruit that you prefer.

It was my birthday yesterday. Although I wasn't able to bake a cake, but had an unexpected and wonderful birthday full of fun and laughter :)


Fresh Cream Pineapple Cake
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Serves : 10 - 12


Ingredients :

For Sponge :

• 125 gm.  plain flour
• 2 tbsp.  cornflour
• 1 tsp.  baking powder
• Pinch of salt

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Pineapple Cookies
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Makes : 18 - 20 cookies, depending on the size


Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup castor sugar

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Fruit Vegetable Macaroni Salad

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Ingredients :

• 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 cup cabbage, finely shredded
• 1 cup carrots, cubed & boiled

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Pineapple Cream Cake

Pineapple Cream Cake ... Three layers of fat less vanilla sponge, filled with freshly whipped cream & pineapple bits, decorated with whipped cream piping & pineapple and cherries on top & around the sides. Soft, moist & spongy!!!
I have made this cake several times since I came across this recipe. Every time it turned out great in taste, the only problem is my poor cake-decorating skills :)
These are the pictures of  my last birthday cake, no cake this year :(  Anyhow, a very
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me!

Pineapple Cream Cake

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Recipe from Passionate About Baking

*  Prep. Time : 50 minutes
*  Cook Time : 30 - 35 minutes
*  Serves : 12

Ingredients :

Sponge :

• 5 ( 250 gm. ) eggs
• 125 gm. powdered Sugar 125 gm. plain flour  ( flour = half the weight of the eggs i.e. 125gm. )
• 2 tbsp. cornflour ( makes the cake texture lighter )
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla essence
• 1 tsp. pineapple essence

Pineapple Syrup :

• 1/2 cup pineapple syrup ( from pineapple tin )
• 2 tbsp. powdered sugar, optional

Filling & Topping :

• 500 ml whipping cream
• 4 to 5 tbsp. Icing Sugar ( We like it sweeter, so I use 8 - 10 tbsp. )
• 1 tsp. pineapple essence  
• 1 tin ( approx. 1 cup ) pineapple bits ( I used pineapple slices, chop 8 rings into small squares while cutting 3 - 4 rings into quarters for top )
• 10 - 12 cherries

Method : 

Sponge :

• Preheat oven to 190 C, reduce to 180 C after 10 minutes of putting the cake in.
• Grease and line a 9 inch spring form pan.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt  & cornflour 3 times.
• Beat the eggs and sugar well with beater till very thick ribbon falls and holds in place for at least 5 seconds ( beat for approx.10 minutes ).
• Add vanilla & pineapple essence and beat for 1 min.
• Gently fold in the sifted flour; mix lightly so that air doesn't escape.

• Turn gently into tin and bake for 30-35 minutes till done ( Remember to reduce heat to 180 C after 10 minutes of baking ).
• Once done, remove from tin after 5 minutes and leave on rack to cool completely.
• Cut horizontally into 3 slices / layers.

Filling & Topping :

• Whip whipping cream with powdered sugar & pineapple essence until thick and holds peaks.
• Place the bottom most layer of the sponge on your serving platter, sprinkle with 1/3 of the syrup.
• Put on a dollop of cream, spread it till the edges.
• Sprinkle with chopped pineapple & level out.

• Repeat for the second layer. Over the third layer, add syrup, and cream.
• Cover the top and the sides of the cake with cream using a spatula.
• Place remaining cream in a piping bag. Pipe rosettes or swirls of cream around the edges.
• Decorate with pineapple quarters and cherries.
• Chill well before serving.

Linking this with " Tried and Tested - Passionate about Baking " event, an event started by Zlamushka's Spicy Kitchen, now taken care of by Lakshmi of Kitchen Chronicles & this month hosted by Jayasri of Samayal Arai 

Sending this to the event Celebrate Sweets – Cakes hosted this month by Sonia at Dinner Recipes from Sonia's Kitchen , started by Nivedita 

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the recipe!!!