Pineapple meringue cake: a great recipe for a surprising dessert!

Name: Pineapple meringue cake: a great recipe for a surprising dessert!
Uploaded: 2019-08-21T08:47:45Z
Duration: PT211.627S
Channel: Food Inspiration

published on 21 August, 2019 at 10:47

The fluffiness of cake, the crunchiness of meringue and the sweetness of the pineapple filling!

INGREDIENTS

For the cake:

190 g (6.7 oz) butter, room temperature;

190 g (6.7 oz) powdered sugar;

3 eggs;

190 g (6.7 oz) flour;
1 tbsp baking powder;

50 g (1.7 oz) shredded coconut.

For the cream:

300 g (10 oz) cream cheese;

115 g (4 oz) powdered sugar;

350 g (12.3 oz) whipped cream.

For pineaplles:

1/2 pineapple, chopped;

50 g (1.7 oz) sugar;

Swiss or Italian meringue.

METHOD

Preheat oven to 160C/320F (fan). Prepare small round cake pan by greasing and covering it with parchment.
For the cake use hand mixer to beat soft butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Start adding eggs and flour in three portions, alternating between them. Add baking powder and coconut. Whisk to combine.
Pour into the cake pan and bake for 60 minutes. Leave to cool down completely.
Meanwhile make a simple cream by whisking cream cheese with powdered sugar and folding some whipped cream in.
To caramelize pineapple, sprinkle some sugar on top of the slices and leave them to brown over medium heat.
Cut cooled down cake into 5 layers. Spread cream and add some pineapples between each of them, stacking layers al together as shown on the video.
Cut of the excess to give the cake pineapple shape.
Use meringue to decorate the surface. Use blowtorch to brown it. Add pineapple stem on top to decorate.

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