How To Bake A *Yummy* Pineapple Cake At Home!

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Ingredients You Need To Bake A Pineapple Cake:

For the cake

- ½ cup butter

- 1 cup castor sugar

- 1 tsp vanilla essence

- 2 cups flour

- 2 ½ tsp baking powder

- ½ cup hot water

- ¾ cup curd

For the icing

- 1 ½ cups whipping cream

- 1 small tin canned pineapple

- pineapple syrup (reserved from the can)

How To Make A Pineapple Cake:

For the cake

- Grease a 7” baking tin and line with parchment paper. Set aside. Preheat oven to 160 C.

- In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar and vanilla essence and beat again for 3 minutes.

- Add in flour, baking powder, and hot water and mix well until combined.

- Lastly, add in the curd and mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let it cool completely before icing.

For the icing

- Whip the whipping cream in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Keep it in the refrigerator until use.

- Cut out the top bulging portion of the cake to level it. Slice the cake in half.

- Poke holes into the cake and pour the pineapple syrup from the can.

- Spread a thick layer of cream on the first layer. Top with diced canned pineapple.

- Place the second layer on top. Repeat the process. Decorate with more pineapple!

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