Halwai December 22, 2024

Ingredients:

• 200 g – all-purpose flour
• 200 g – sweetened condensed Milk
• 1/2 cup – unsalted Butter
• 1 tsp – baking powder
• 1 tsp – baking soda
• 1 tsp – Pineapple essence
• 1 cup – fresh Pineapple juice
• Ingredients for the Sugar syrup:
• 2 tbsp – Sugar
• 1/4 cup – water
• In a thick bottom pan, mix the Sugar and water and boil till the Sugar melts. Keep aside and cool.
• Ingredients for frosting:
• 300 ml – fresh Cream
• 4-5 tsp – powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp – Pineapple essence
• Ingredients for Garnishing:
• 1 cup – Pineapple pieces
• Cherries – a few

Method:

  1. In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda and baking powder sieve and keep aside.
  2. Add condensed milk, butter, pineapple essence and finally add 3/4 of pineapple puree. Mix and stir and fold everything together.
  3. Transfer batter into a greased 6 inch round cake pan
  4. Preheat oven, bake at 180 centigrade.
  5. Bake for 20 to 25 mins or until a toothpick inserted at the centre comes out clean.
  6. Allow the cake to cool properly before frosting.
  7. Whip 400 ml whipping cream with 4 tbsp powdered sugar +1 tsp pineapple essence until thick and holds peaks.
  8. Now divide the cooled cake horizontally into half using a serrated knife.
  9. Carefully slide the top layer using a cake lifter or cake board or a flat plate and keep it aside.
  10. Keep one layer of the cake on the serving plate. Sprinkle 5-6 tbsp of sugar syrup on it.
  11. Now spread prepared cream frosting on it.
  12. Pace the piece on top of it and again spread sugar syrup on it.
  13. Cover the cake completely with cream frosting on all sides .
  14. Level the top and sides with a broad spatula dipped in chilled water.
  15. Decorate the top with pineapple pieces and halved cherries.
  16. Keep chilled in the fridge till use.
  17. Recipe courtesy: Jaisruchi 
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Recipe courtesy of Jaishree S