Pineapple Cake

Ingredienti

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 slices pineapple (canned, cut into 1/2 in pieces, reserve juice)
• Additional pineapple slices and cherries.
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup sugar

Preparazione

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350° and grease and lightly flour a 8 inch bundt pan.

2. 2

   --- For the Pineapple Cake ---

3. 3

   In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together, then add eggs and beat until well incorporated.

4. 4

   Using another mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.

5. 5

   Next, add flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk. Mix until well blended.

6. 6

   Cut pineapple slices into 1/2 inch pieces and gently fold into batter.

7. 7

   Take additional pineapple slices and cut each into 4 pieces and lay in bottom of bundt pan along with the cherries (this step is totally optional).

8. 8

   Pour cake batter over pineapples and cherries and bake for 45 minutes.

9. 9

   Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

10. 10

    --- For the Pineapple Syrup ---

11. 11

    In a small sauce pan, heat pineapple juice and sugar stirring constantly until boiling.

12. 12

    Turn pineapple cake onto a cake plate and pour pineapple syrup over cake.