Pineapple Cake 🍍🍍

Pineapple Cake 🍍🍍

Ingredients

80g butter (at room temperature)

150g brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 slices of pineapple from the Azores (1cm)

240g wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soup

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

½ teaspoon of powdered ginger

300g brown sugar

120g butter (at room temperature)

2 eggs

200ml cream

A bit of salt

Preparation

1. In a frying pan, melt 150g of brown sugar. Add 80g of butter and stir until it reaches caramel point. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla and stir.

2. Distribute 6 slices of pineapple in a round pan, measuring approximately 24cm, with the bottom lined with baking paper and greased with butter.

3. Pour the caramel into the mold, covering the pineapple.

4. In a kneader with a K hook, add 240g of wheat flour, 1 tablespoon of yeast, ½ teaspoon of ground ginger, 300g of brown sugar, 120g of butter at room temperature, 2 eggs, 200ml of cream, a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Beat at medium speed until you have a creamy mixture.

5. Place the mixture over the pineapple and place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 1 hour.

6. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before unmolding.