Pineapple Pastry

Pineapple Pastry in Marathi

Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
8 OZ tub of whipped cream (Tip 1 and 2)
2 to 3 tbsp powdered sugar
few drops of pineapple essence (4 to 5 drops)
1/4 cup pineapple chunks
8 to 10 glazed cherries
2 sheets of pineapple flavored sponge cake (8 x 4 x 1) (Tip 2)
10 x 10 inch square hard cardboard wrapped with aluminum foil

Method:
1) Add pineapple essence and sugar in whipped cream. Fold very gently. Do not whisk vigorously. Whipped cream looses its foamy texture if over mixed.
2) Place one cake sheet on card board. Slather whipped cream on that cake sheet evenly. Make 0.5 to 1 cm layer. Spread pineapple chunks.
3) Put second sheet of cake on top and spread whipped cream evenly. Also spread it on four vertical sides. Make all sides smooth.
4) If you have icing bag, then fill it with whipped cream and decorate the cake. Also, use pineapple chunks and glazed cherries for decoration.
Serve immediately. Or refrigerate.

Tips:
1) Whipped cream melts if kept at room temperature. So be quick when working with whipped cream. Keep all the ingredients ready and then bring the whipped cream out of the fridge.
2) Whipped cream can be made at home by whipping heavy cream. Pour chilled heavy whipping cream into chilled bowl. Beat until it forms soft peak. Soft peaks should fold over when the beaters or whisk are lifted. At this point, add 2 tbsp sugar and few drops of pineapple essence. Beat again until mixture thickens and becomes foamy. Continue beating until cream reaches desired consistency.
3) When you bake the cake, it will rise and might create a bump on the surface. To get nice and even cake sheet, run a serrated knife horizontally just below the bump to cut it. Then cut the square cake into two equal rectangles. This way you will get two sheets of sponge cake.
4) At the time of cutting cake, use sharp knife.

Pineapple Flavored sponge cake

Pineapple flavored cake in Marathi

Time: Preparation- 20 minutes | Cooking time- 45 to 50 minutes
Makes: 15 to 16 pieces

Pineapple cake can be made without eggs. For eggless cake recipe link and couple of changes you need to make for pineapple eggless cake, please check Tip no. 5

Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup All purpose Flour
1 and 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened (3/4 cup)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 medium eggs (Room temperature)
1/4 tsp Pineapple essence
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp yogurt
1/2 cup milk (room temperature)
Pinch of salt
Method:
1) Preheat oven at 350 F (175 C) for atleast 10 minutes. Grease an 8 x 8 inches pan with butter.
2) Sift all purpose flour, Baking Soda, Baking powder, and salt. You may find small lumps of baking powder. Break them with fingers.
3) In a glass bowl, add sugar and softened butter. Beat at medium speed with hand mixer or electronic stand mixer till mixture becomes light and creamy. It will take minimum 2-3 minutes.
4) Now add eggs and beat well. Mixture will become fluffy and smooth. Do not over-beat. Over-beating eggs and butter will curdle the mixture.
5) Add Yogurt and pineapple essence. Add flour and milk alternately in three batches. Mix slightly after adding each batch of flour.
6) Pour the batter in greased pan. Spread the batter evenly and make the surface plain.
7) Put the cake batter in the oven on middle rack. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
8) After 40 minutes, check the doneness of cake by piercing a skewer in the center. If it comes out clean, then the cake is done. If you find wet batter on skewer. Bake for another 5 to 8

minutes or till skewer comes out clean. (Use cleaned skewer every-time you check)

Tips:
1) Do not add fresh pineapple pieces in the batter. Cake becomes soggy because of juices in pineapple. You may add dried pineapple pieces.
2) Once you put the batter in heated oven, do not open the oven. It will reduce the temperature and cake won't get baked well.
3) If using extra large eggs, use only 2 eggs.
4) When comes in contact with acidic ingredient (here yogurt), baking soda starts to react and release carbon dioxide gas as soon as it is added to the batter and moistened.
5) Click here for Eggless sponge cake recipe. Use pineapple flavor essence instead of vanilla essence. In Eggless vanilla cake recipe, the given ingredients would make only 8 to 10 pieces. For 15 to 16 pieces double the amount of ingredients.

Cake in Pressure Cooker

Pressure cooker Cake in Marathi

Time - Preparation: 25 minutes | Baking: 35 to 40 minutes.
Yield: 8 to 10 medium pieces

Ingredients:
3/4 cup All purpose flour
250 to 300 gram Condensed milk (1/2 to 3/4 cup)
1/4 cup Butter (unsalted)
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup carbonated water (soda water)

Method:
1) Take a big pressure cooker. Remove the ring and weight from the lid. Close the pressure cooker with lid. Heat it over high flame for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not add water.
2) Grease a baking pan with some butter. Sieve all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder together into a medium bowl
3) Take another deep and medium mixing bowl. Add softened butter and condensed milk. Beat using hand mixer or egg beater. Mix until well blended and smooth. Add vanilla essence and blend for a minute.
4) Now, add half of the all purpose flour to butter and condensed milk batter. Mix with the hand mixer. Then add half of the soda water and blend. Then again add flour, followed by soda water. Mix well until smooth consistency.
5) Pour the batter into greased cake tin. To remove excessive air bubbles, hit the pan very gently on the counter-top. Remove the cooker's lid. Turn the heat to medium. Put the cake tin inside with help of Pakkad (Indian Tong). Put the lid on and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Do not open the cooker for first 25 minutes.
6) After 25 minutes open the lid. You will notice cake has risen nicely, but its not cooked inside. You may check by poking with toothpick in the middle of the cake. If you find wet batter on the toothpick, that means cake needs 10 to 12 minutes more to bake. Put the lid on.
7) After 10 to 12 minutes again check with toothpick. If it comes out clean, that means cake is ready.
Turn off the heat and use Pakkad to remove cake tin out of pressure cooker.
Remove the cake out from the cake tin and put it on a wired rack to cool down. After 15-20 minutes, cut the cake and its ready to enjoy.

Tips:
1) To get the perfect sweetness, taste the batter before pouring into cake tin. If you feel that batter needs to be little more sweet, add some condensed milk.
2) Do not forget to remove Pressure cooker ring and weight. Also DO NOT add water in the cooker.
3) Use thick Aluminum Metal cake tin. Thin metal might crack due to high heat.
4) To make the cake in two colors. Divide the batter into two portions. Keep one portion as it is. Add 2 to 3 tbsp dark coco powder and some condensed milk. Mix well. First add white portion of batter and then pour chocolaty portion over the white one. Now bake as per above method.
5) First of all, check whether cake tin fits inside the pressure cooker.
6) Do not fill the cake tin completely. Batter level should be upto a little over half. Otherwise, cake will overflow out of the tin.

Eggless Vanilla Cake

Happy Valentine's Day

Eggless Vanilla Cake in Marathi

Time: Prep time - 25 to 30 minutes | Baking Time - 35 to 40 minutes
Yield: 10 small pieces

Ingredients:
3/4 cup All purpose flour (100 gms)
200 gram Condensed milk (1/2 cup + couple more tablespoons) (Tip 5)
1/4 cup Butter (unsalted) (60 gms)
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup carbonated water (120 ml) (soda water) (Tip 4)

Don't have Oven?? Make this cake in Pressure Cooker, click here for the recipe

Method:
1) Preheat oven at 350 F (180 C).
2) Sieve all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder together into a medium bowl
3) Take another deep and medium mixing bowl. Add softened butter and condensed milk. Beat using hand mixer or egg beater. Mix until well blended and smooth. Add vanilla essence and blend for a minute.
4) Now, add half of the all purpose flour to butter and condensed milk batter. Mix with the hand mixer. Then add half of the soda water and blend. Then again add flour, followed by soda water. Mix well until smooth consistency.
5) Pour the batter into greased baking tin. To remove excessive air bubbles, hit the pan very gently on the counter-top. The pan goes into the oven for 35-40 minutes.
6) After 35-37 minutes poke at the center of cake with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, that means cake is ready. If you find wet batter on the toothpick, then bake for another 10 minutes.
Once cake is baked, remove it out from the cake tin and put it on a wired rack to cool down. After 15-20 minutes, cut the cake and its ready to enjoy.




Tips:
1) There are variety of cake tin shapes available in the market. You can make the above cake in heart, oval, round, square shape.
2) The above quantity is good for 2 to 3 people. So, double the amount of ingredients to make little larger cake.
3) For the above given ingredients, you will need little smaller cake tin. The cake tin which I used is approx 8 X 3". After pouring the batter into cake tin, the level should be around 1.5 to 2 inches from the bottom.
4) Do not use other sodas like coke, pepsi, ginger ale, lemon soda etc. Use plain soda water. Soda water makes the cake fluffier.
5) After mixing all the ingredients, taste the batter a little. If you want it little more sweet, add few tablespoon condensed milk. Mix well after adding it.