Pastel de piña y jengibre

Ingredientes

• 2 cups pineapple (pureed in a food processor)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 star anise
• 1 cup all purpose flour (plus a little extra to dust the baking pan)
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbs ginger (finely grated)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 1 tbs cinnamon powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup melted butter (plus a little extra to grease the baking pan)

Preparación

1. 1

   In a pan, heat 2 tsp butter and then, add pineapple puree, brown sugar and star anise.

2. 2

   We need to caramelize the pineapple. So, keep cooking in low heat until you see that it becomes light brown in color.

3. 3

   Then, remove star anise from the pan, keep it aside and let it cool.

4. 4

   In a bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients - egg, flour, ginger, vanilla extract, butter, milk, cinnamon and baking powder (Mix the dry ingredients first and then, mix the wet ingredients to the dry ones).

5. 5

   Add caramelized pineapple to the bowl and keep whisking until the batter looks smooth with no lumps.

6. 6

   Grease the baking pan and dust it with some flour.

7. 7

   Pour the batter and bake it at 375 F for about 50 minutes. It should feel set when you press in the center.