Delicious Eggless pineapple upside down cake

This eggless homemade delicious Upside down Pineapple Cake is a Classic recipe with caramelized pineapple and cherry topping.So fabulously moist and soft,perfect for all occasions like get-togethers,potlucks,parties!!

Ingredients:

Curd-1 Cup

Powder sugar-1 Cup

Baking soda-1/2 tsp

Baking Powder-1 tsp

All purpose flour-1 &1/2 Cup

A pinch of salt

Oil-4 tbsp

Vanilla Essence-1 tsp

Pineapple tinned-5 slices

Brown Sugar-4 tbsp(for caramelized topping)

Cheery tinned-3 pieces(if not have use tutti frutti as I used green color tutti frutti)


Cooking time:1:30 hours

Instructions:

1.Pre-heat the Oven to 180C and line a baking pan with parchment paper

2.Add Curd ,Sugar, baking powder, baking soda in a bowl and mix it well with hand mixer.

3.Let it rest for 5-10 minutes.

4.After 10 minutes add vanilla essence,salt and oil into the curd mixture and whisk it properly.

5.Add all purpose flour into it gradually and mix well (using cut and fold method) without any lumps.

6.Add some pineapple pieces into the mixture.

7.Sprinkle the brown sugar over the melted butter in an even layer.

8.Arrange the pineapple slices and cherries on top of the brown sugar,again sprinkle some brown sugar.

9.Top with cake batter and smooth the top with a spatula.

10.Bake 40-50 minutes until the center springs back when pressed gently.

11.Remove from oven and invert cake onto a serving plate.

12.Serve warm, or at room temperature.


Store at room temperature, covered, for 2-3 days.

Have a Super sweet day :)

Rich Rum soaked Fruit Christmas Cake

This Delicious Rum soaked fruit cake is a fusion of black currants, cherries, raisins,nuts, dried fruits,tutti frutti, walnuts, dried apricots,dates soaked in rum and orange juice. Fruit cake is a rich dense cake packed with dry fruits and nuts flavored with spices usually made during Christmas or special occasions like weddings. In India, this is found everywhere during Christmas season, although it is also available commonly throughout the year. Traditional rum Christmas cakes are made with a year ago rum soaked dry fruits and nuts but 4 hours are also enough to make a good rum soaked fruit cake.

  

Ingredients:

All Purpose flour-11/2 cups
A pinch of salt
Baking soda-1/2 tsp
Eggs-3
Butter-1/2 Cup
Brown Sugar-130 grams(adds taste and color to cake)
Cinnamon powder-1/2 tsp
Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

Rum Soaked dry fruits:

1/2 kg dry fruits need 100 grams of rum and 100 grams of orange juice to soak(soak it for 4 hours at least)

Fruits---Black Currant,Raisins, tutti frutti,walnuts, dried apricots, dates,cherries

fixed fruit jam-1 tsp(you can use any Jam as per availability)

honey-1 tsp

Cooking time: 1:30 hours

Instructions:

1.Pre-heat the Oven to 180C and line a baking pan with parchment paper

2.Add All purpose flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and sieve it to mix all three ingredients properly.

3.Now take butter in a separate bowl and whisk it until it becomes creamy and smooth.

4. Take brown sugar and sieve it properly(to remove lumps).Now add it into butter and whisk it until both are mixed well.

5.Now add 3 eggs into this mixture one by one and whisk it properly

6.Now add vanilla essence, cardamom powder and cinnamon powder into the mixture and whisk it.

7.Add all purpose flour into the mixture slowly(in two rounds), whisk it(but don't mix too much).

8.At last add rum soaked dry fruits,jam and honey into the mixture and mix it well.

9.Carefully transfer the batter in to the prepared pan 

10.Bake at 180C for 40 minutes or till pin inserted into the center comes out clean.

Tip: Orange juice makes the dry fruits soft and squishy

Serving Tips:

You may dust some powdered sugar on the top of the cake.