Pineapple Macadamia Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup dried pineapple
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Recipe

• 1 combine dried pineapple and boiling water in a small bowl; let stand 15 minutes; drain thoroughly and blot dry.
• 2 if pineapple pieces are large, cut them into 1/2-inch pieces.
• 3 heat oven to 325°.
• 4 sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 5 beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until light, 3 minutes; add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition; reduce mixer to low speed; add milk, rum, and vanilla; add flour mixture, mix just until combined; fold in pineapple and nuts with a spatula.
• 6 grease and flour an 8 1/2" x 4 1'2" loaf pan; transfer batter to pan; bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 cool in the pan 10 minutes; loosen cake from the sides of the pan with a flexible knife; invert onto a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.