Eggless Pineapple cake

Serves: 10-12 people

Ingredients:

• Maida/ Plain Flour: 1 ¼  cup
• Sweetened Condensed Milk: 200 ml
• Baking pwd: 1 tsp
• Baking soda: ½ tsp
• Cardamom pwd: ¼ tsp
• Salt: ¼ tsp
• Unsalted Melted Butter: ½ cup (~100 gms)
• Pineapple crushed (Tinned): ½ cup (Seive the juice and keep aside for later use)
• Pineapple Juice: ½ cup (Seived above from the tinned pineapple slices)
• Pineapple Juice: 3-4 tbsp (Seived above from the tinned pineapple slices) (for brushing on the cake)
• For icing:
• Double Extra Thick Cream: 300 ml
• Powdered sugar: 5-6 tbsp
• Vanilla essence/ Pineapple essence: 2-3 tsp
• For decoration:
• Grated chocolate/ glaced cherries
• Pineapple pieces
• Gems/ Choco chips

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 160◦C.
• In a pan add all the dry ingredients: Maida, Baking soda, Baking pwd, cardamom pwd, salt. Mix well.
• Now add condensed milk, melted butter, pineapple crushed, pineapple juice (1/2 cup). Gently fold it. Don’t stir rigorously. Pour the mixture in the greased baking dish.

• Bake at 160◦C for 25-30 mins.
• Take it out of the oven and let it cool.
• To check if the cake is ready:
• Put the knife in the center of the cake and the knife should come out clean. Also, the cake will start leaving sides once its ready.
• Run a knife around the edges of the cake to separate the cake from the dish.
• Now put a plate on the baking dish (having cake).Turn the dish upside down on plate.
• Tap gently on the top (at the back of the dish). The cake will come out on plate.

• Brushing with pineapple juice: While the cake is still warm, prick it with fork gently (make sure that you don’t break the cake). Now spread the pineapple juice (3-4 tbsp) on the cake with spoon/ brush. (This will keep the cake moist)
• For icing:

• Beat the cream till it becomes thick. (I did with handmixer)
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla essence. Mix properly.
• Spread the cream on the cake on all sides.
• Decorate with pineapple pieces, gems or choco chips.
• Sprinkle some grated chocolate on the top.

PS:

Brushing the cake with pineapple juice is an important step that helps to keep the cake soft and moist.