Pineapple Cake With Whipped Cream Filling/frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 small fresh pineapple
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup pineapple-orange marmalade
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. grease and flour an 8" springform pan.
• 2 peel, core, and cut pineapple into 1/2" pieces. you need 2 cups.
• 3 in a blender or food processor, puree a third of the pineapple to make 1/2 cup puree, then add water to measure 2/3 cup. the remaining pineapple pieces will be used when assembling the cake.
• 4 in a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. using an electric mixer on high speed, beat eggs for 4 minutes. gradually add granulated sugar, beating 4 minutes on medium speed (or until sugar almost dissolves). gradually add flour mixture, beating on low speed until combined.
• 5 heat pineapple puree and butter until butter melts; add to batter. pour batter into prepared pan.
• 6 bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 7 cool 10 minutes on wire rack. remove from pan, cool completely on wire rack.
• 8 prepare topping/filling when cake is cool. cut cake horizontally into two layers.
• 9 beat whipping cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
• 10 place one layer on a serving platter. spread with half of the whipped cream. cover with half of the pineapple pieces. top with second cake layer. repeat whipped cream and pineapple pieces.
• 11 heat marmalade with 1 tablespoon water. cool slightly, then drizzle over cake.
• 12 chill until ready to serve.