How to Make Pineapple Cake
To make this cake you’ll do those standard cake making steps: Whisk dry ingredients. Whip butter and sugar then mix in eggs and vanilla. Then you’ll rotate mixing in dry ingredients with wet ingredients (which here is that concentrate and crushed pineapple mixture). Then bake it in the oven until cooked through, let it cool completely. Then bring on that ultra decadent, super fluffy, whipped vanilla buttercream! And if you aren’t a fan of coconut you can skip it but I liked the added flair.
The the secret to my pineapple cake is pineapple juice concentrate. I made three pineapple cakes until I figured out the trick on the third attempt. The concentrate has at least 3 times the flavor as the juice from that in the can so it kind of seems like a no brainer.
When I made it the first time and just used the can of pineapple and the juices along with it I could barely tell it was a pineapple cake. Switch that canned juice out with concentrate and boom – serious pineapple flavor!
Then the other thing I opted to do after the first two cakes to was mince up the pineapple a little more in the food processor for a less noticeable texture. I don’t like very big bits in the cake. That step is totally optional though so if you’d rather just leave it as is. But do drain of alllllll that juice that’s with it. I did want to try fresh pineapple in the cake but I chose to stick with the canned for a softer texture and more consistent result. For the pineapple decoration – cut off that outer peel leaving the yellow portion behind, then use a pairing knife to remove the “eyes.” From there cut very very thin slices (as thin as possible). Preheat an oven to 225 and line two baking sheets with silicone mats (if you are doing the entire pineapple, otherwise just use one sheet for half). Then spread the sliced pineapple into a single layer and bake until dried, about 1 – 2 hours. Transfer to a muffin pan so they’ll curve upward as they cool.
This would be the perfect dessert to serve this Easter Sunday. Or make it for your mom/dad/spouse/partner/grandmas/grandpas birthday – it is a cake everyone will love! I know because my whole family totally loved it, we ate it for 3 days in a row and couldn’t get enough.
My Other Pineapple Recipes To Try
Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes Pina Colada Cupcakes Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad
