Tea Time Pineapple Cake

by Shaheen Ali
Pineapple Cake

Pineapple Cake

When your little one takes over your job and frosts the cake all by himself! Yes, the exams are over and my son is in a reward collecting mood. Recently he demanded for a small tiny cake which he can easily lay his hands on, so what better than a tea time cake loaf loaded with one of his favorite fruit…pineapple!

So here’s a cute looking cake which was baked by me and Abeer (my champ) just couldn’t wait to get it cool, too excited to frost it with his creative ideas. I was actually not surprised because this isn’t the first time, Abeer definitely has that chef in him which keeps on coming out, now days too often 🙂 From whisking the cream to frosting it , piping the sides …everything done by him and this time he actually wasn’t entertaining me :/ So sharing the simple recipe of the cake and the icing with you below, do try making at home and allow your children to do the decoration part. Let the creative minds work and believe me the outcome shall be even more delicious.

Pineapple Cake


Ingredients :

1 cup All Purpose Flour/ Maida

1 tsp baking powder

1 pinch salt

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter in room temperature

2 Eggs in room temperature

1 tsp Pineapple essence

1/2 cup Pineapple Chunks

4-5 tbsp milk

For making frosting :

1.5 cup heavy cream

3-4 tbsp Confectioner Sugar/Icing sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

For decoration :

1/2 cup Pineapple Chunks

2-3 Pineapple slices roundels

1 tsp Silver balls

Method : 

How to make FrostingTake plenty of ice cubes in a big bowl and heavy cream in a little smaller bowl. Now place the small bowl on the ice bowl and blend the cream with an electric blender till stiff peak appears. Add icing sugar as per sweetness required and vanilla extract. Blend for another 1 minute. Place the bowl in the fridge for the cream to set, meanwhile bake the cake.
How to make pineapple cakeTake pineapple chunks in a bowl and add 1 tbsp flour on it and toss or mix with a fork such that the flour coats well on the pieces. Keep aside. In a large mixing bowl sift remaining flour along with baking powder and salt and set aside. In a separate mixing bowl whisk sugar and butter together till creamy. Now add egg one at a time and whisk till its light and fluffy. Now add pineapple essence and give a quick stir again. Add the dry mix into the wet mix along with the pineapple chunks and fold to make a thick batter. Add some milk and mix well till the batter is smooth. Line or grease/dust a medium size cake pan (i used loaf pan) and pour in the batter into it. Tap the pan gently on the counter to settle the air bubbles. Place the pan in a pre heated oven and bake the cake on 180 degree C for 30-35 minutes or till the tooth pick comes out clean. Transfer the cake on a wire rack and let it cool down completely.
How to frost the cakeTake 1/2 cup water and 3-4 tbsp icing sugar and mix to make a sweet solution and keep aside. Now carefully slice the cake horizontally into two half and set aside keeping the inside part facing up. Now brush the sweet solution prepared on both the halves generously to make the cake more soft and spongy. Take the frosting prepared and layer the bottom half of the cake first using a spatula. Add pineapple chunks all over the layered frosting. Now carefully place the top half of the cake over the icing. Similarly layer the top surface of the cake with some more frosting. Place the pineapple roundels on the top and add the remaining icing in a piping bag and pip small florets on the border using small star nozzle. Sprinkle some silver balls all over and refrigerate the cake for 15-20 minutes before serving.

Pineapple cake

Pineapple cake

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Tea Time Pineapple Cake
Pineapple Cake
Course dessert
Cuisine global
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
For Making Cake :
For making frosting :
For decoration :
Course dessert
Cuisine global
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
For Making Cake :
For making frosting :
For decoration :
Pineapple Cake
Instructions
How to make Frosting :
  1. Take plenty of ice cubes in a big bowl and heavy cream in a little smaller bowl.
  2. Now place the small bowl on the ice bowl and blend the cream with an electric blender till stiff peak appears.
  3. Add icing sugar as per sweetness required and vanilla extract. Blend for another 1 minute.
  4. Place the bowl in the fridge for the cream to set, meanwhile bake the cake.
How to make pineapple cake :
  1. Take pineapple chunks in a bowl and add 1 tbsp flour on it and toss or mix with a fork such that the flour coats well on the pieces. Keep aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl sift remaining flour along with baking powder and salt and set aside.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl whisk sugar and butter together till creamy.
  4. Now add egg one at a time and whisk till its light and fluffy.
  5. Now add pineapple essence and give a quick stir again.
  6. Add the dry mix into the wet mix along with the pineapple chunks and fold to make a thick batter.
  7. Add some milk and mix well till the batter is smooth.
  8. Line or grease/dust a medium size cake pan (i used loaf pan) and pour in the batter into it.
  9. Tap the pan gently on the counter to settle the air bubbles.
  10. Place the pan in a pre heated oven and bake the cake on 180 degree C for 30-35 minutes or till the tooth pick comes out clean.
  11. Transfer the cake on a wire rack and let it cool down completely.
How to frost the cake :
  1. Take 1/2 cup water and 3-4 tbsp icing sugar and mix to make a sweet solution and keep aside.
  2. Now carefully slice the cake horizontally into two half and set aside keeping the inside part facing up.
  3. Now brush the sweet solution prepared on both the halves generously to make the cake more soft and spongy.
  4. Take the frosting prepared and layer the bottom half of the cake first using a spatula.
  5. Add pineapple chunks all over the layered frosting.
  6. Now carefully place the top half of the cake over the icing.
  7. Similarly layer the top surface of the cake with some more frosting.
  8. Place the pineapple roundels on the top and add the remaining icing in a piping bag and pip small florets on the border using small star nozzle.
  9. Sprinkle some silver balls all over and refrigerate the cake for 15-20 minutes before serving
Recipe Notes

Pineapple cake

If you liked this simple pineapple cake recipe then try making at home and sharing your frosting ides with me in comments below. Allow your children to to do icing on the cake, trust me it'll be more fun and the outcome will be even more delicious.

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