Pineapple cake with Cream Cheese frosting is an extended pineapple upside down cake recipe. This has the same good flavor of the later enhanced by the richness of the cream cheese frosting and the delicious taste of chopped walnuts.
Preparing pineapple cake is not complicated. You should be able to successfully make one for yourself if you stick to the recipe. As for the cream cheese frosting, I used the same cream cheese from our carrot cake recipe. I like it because I thought that it had the right amount of sweetness.
Note that before applying any icing or frosting on any cake, make sure that the cake is not hot or the frosting will melt instantly. It will also help if you refrigerate the cake for a few hours after applying the frosting or icing. After all, it is always nice to eat chilled cake.
You should enjoy dessert by indulging in your own creations. It feels good to accomplish something that awesome such as making yourself this luscious pineapple cake.
Try this Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe. Let me know what you think.
Pineapple Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 cans 8 oz. each Pineapple Slices
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 5 pieces Maraschino cherries
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Cream cheese frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine the brown sugar and melted butter. Stir.
- Pour the mixture on a deep cake pan. Spread.
- Arrange the slices of pineapple over the mixture. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, combine the AP flour, white sugar, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. Mix well.
- Beat the eggs using an electric mixer. Gently pour-in the milk and then add the shortening.
- Gradually whisk-in the mixture of dry ingredients.
- Pour the batter on the cake pan.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
- Remove from the oven. Let it cool down.
- Separate the cake from the cake pan by inserting an icing spatula on the side of the cake.Gently move the spatula around the cake pan to let the cake loose.
- Flip the cake pan to let the cake loose and then securely place the cake on top of a plate or cake stand.
- Apply the cream cheese frosting and chopped walnuts over the frosting.
- Put the cherries in the center of each slice pineapple.
- Serve. Share and enjoy!
kulotz says
May 30, 2013 at 1:38 pmhello po, what is AP flour?
Vanjo Merano says
May 30, 2013 at 5:22 pmAP is All-purpose
Johanna Grey says
June 2, 2013 at 9:45 amKuya, you are the best. I try your pineapple cake and the carrot cake too. My family loves this as much as they did with the other cakes that I bake using your recipe. Salamat sa iyo.
Vanjo Merano says
June 4, 2013 at 10:02 amYou are welcome Johanna.
Mely says
June 4, 2013 at 5:43 amI enjoyed your pineapple cake. I thought that this was hard make, but you always make things easy for us to follow. Thank you for your hard work. Kudos!
Vanjo Merano says
June 4, 2013 at 10:03 amYou are welcome, Mely. I’m trying to present every recipe in a form that can easily be followed.
JR Tan says
June 4, 2013 at 9:47 amFirst time to bake a cake, the instructions were clear and was able to have a good outcome. Not bad for a newbie like me.
Vanjo Merano says
June 4, 2013 at 10:04 amCongratulations! I guess you can now move on to your second cake.
marisol alibuyog says
June 6, 2013 at 10:11 amKuya, what is shortening & where can you buy it?
Vanjo Merano says
June 6, 2013 at 12:42 pmMarisol, shortening is a type of fat. This is used in baking cakes and pastries. The consistency of of shortening is similar to lard.
grace says
October 11, 2013 at 9:31 amHello po kuya may substitute po ba for shortening?
Vanjo Merano says
October 12, 2013 at 12:47 pmGrace, there is no direct substitute for shortening. I know some people use margarine, but the results will be different.
judith elisa ceniza says
December 20, 2015 at 11:48 pmi like your recipes. its simple to follow.