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Pineapple Cake
Total time55 min
Prep35 min
Cook20 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyHard
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ChefFatima Zahoui Ghamlouch

Pineapple Cake

Pineapple cake isn’t just sweet; it’s also elegant in appearance. Present this pineapple cake at your special occasions to wow guests.

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Ingredients

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  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • a pinch of salt
  • Whole rings of pineapple, fresh or canned, according to availability or preference
  • Note
  • If the sugar does not dissolve completely after preparation, you can pass it through a fine sieve to strain it.

Method

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  2. Beat the eggs with sugar, vanilla, and vinegar until the sugar dissolves completely, then add the oil and juice. Gradually add the flour, then baking powder with a pinch of salt.
  3. \n\nBurnt sugar\n2 cups sugar in a pan on heat, stirring until brown. Add 1/4 cup water with a small piece of butter and cook for about 10 minutes, then turn off the heat.\n\nNote: If the sugar doesn’t fully melt after cooking, pass it through a fine sieve to strain.\n\n
    Timers: 10 min
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  6. Grease the mold with butter, place pineapple pieces at the bottom, pour burnt sugar over them, then pour in the cake batter.\nBake in a preheated oven, center rack, at 180°C for about 45 minutes.\n
    Timers: 45 min
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  8. When the cake is done, turn off the oven but leave the pan inside the oven for an additional 10 minutes
    Timers: 10 min

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianDairy freeNut freeHigh proteinHardBalanced timeEggs

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Fatima Zahoui Ghamlouch

If you see a recipe written as poetry, it’s surely Fatima Zahoui Ghamlouch—known as Umm Badr—who posted it. Between mawawil and rhymed prose, her rice dishes arrive effortlessly and win the admiration of everyone in our group.

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