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Easy Pineapple Cake

Easy Pineapple Cake made in one bowl with a cream cheese frosting
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: General
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 1x432 gram crushed pineapple
  • 2 large eggs
  • 60 gram butter (about 1/4 cup) melted
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tspn vanilla essence
  • 2 cups cake wheat flour
  • 1 tspn baking powder

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 250 gram plain cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1&1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 125 gram butter (1/2cup)
  • 1 tspn vanilla essence
  • a few crushed pecan nuts for decorating (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. Line a 15 x 30cm baking tray with parchment paper and set aside
  • Using an electric mixer whisk the eggs and sugar until it is double in volume, about 5 minutes
  • Add in the vanilla essence, butter and crushed pineapple and mix until combined
  • Sift in the flour and baking powder, using the mixer you can combine it with the other ingredients (or gently fold it in with a spatula) until it just comes together. Do not overmix. Pour the batter into the lined tray and bake at 180 degrees celcius for 25 minutes

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Using an electric mixer and beat the butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add this vanilla essence and the icing sugar, little at a time until it's well combined
  • Add the cream cheese, also a little at a time and beat until it's smooth and creamy and well combined
  • Once cake is completely cool use the frosting to decorate the cake as desired