Ingredients:
• 1 eggless Pineapple sponge cake.
• 3-4 slices canned Pineapple (or fresh).
• 8-10 – canned or glaced cherries.
• 3-4 tbsp – white Butter icing white.
• 4 tbsp -butter icing yellow.
• 2 tbsp – whipped cream.
• 1 tbsp – powdered sugar.
Method:
- Slice the cake horizontally into 2 halves. Keep on a mesh, soft part up.
- Sprinkle both the parts with the syrup from canned pineapple (about 1 tbsp each half).
- If you are using fresh pineapple, place the pineapple slices in 2 tbsp water and 1 tbsp sugar.
- Boil it covered for 5 minutes. Cool.
- Chop pineapple into tiny pieces. Drain syrup. Use as for canned.
- Whip the sugar and cream over a tray of ice cubes, till it forms soft peaks. Do not over beat.
- Fold in pineapple. Save a tbsp for decoration.
- Layer it over the lower half cake. Place other half on top and spread the yellow icing all over top and sides.
- Smoothen out with a knife dipped in hot water.
- Decorate with white icing, cherries and saved pineapple bits.
- Chill for 1/2 hour before serving.
Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering