Almond Cake With Roasted Pineapple And Vanilla Cream

Serves: 4

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

45

Sweetness

60

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Sugar

2 large

Egg

2 tbsps

Powdered Sugar

1.25 tsps

Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1

Cool completely

2

For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F

3

Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch metal loaf pan

4

Finely grind almonds with flour, baking soda, and salt in processor

5

Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until blended

6

Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just to blend

7

Stir in sour cream, lemon peel, and almond extract

8

Stir in flour mixture just until blended

9

Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top

10

Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 38 minutes

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Cool on rack 15 minutes; turn out cake

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(Can be made 1 day ahead

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Wrap in plastic and store at room temperature

14

Rewarm unwrapped cake slightly in microwave

15

) Preheat oven to 350°F

16

Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch metal loaf pan

17

Finely grind almonds with flour, baking soda, and salt in processor

18

Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until blended

19

Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just to blend

20

Stir in sour cream, lemon peel, and almond extract

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Stir in flour mixture just until blended

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Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top

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Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 38 minutes

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Cool on rack 15 minutes; turn out cake

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(Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cool completely

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Wrap in plastic and store at room temperature

28

Rewarm unwrapped cake slightly in microwave

29

) For vanilla cream: Whisk all ingredients in small bowl to blend

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(Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cover and chill

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) Whisk all ingredients in small bowl to blend

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(Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cover and chill

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) For pineapple: Preheat oven to 375°F

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Place pineapple in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish

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Whisk brown sugar, 1/3 cup pineapple juice, cloves, and cinnamon in small bowl to blend

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Pour juice mixture over pineapple

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Roast until pineapple is tender and juices brown, turning and basting pineapple with juices every 20 minutes and adding more pineapple juice by tablespoonfuls as needed to prevent burning, about 1 hour 15 minutes

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(Can be made 3 hours ahead

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Let stand at room temperature

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Rewarm in 375°F oven for 10 minutes before continuing

43

) Cut warm pineapple crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices

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Cut warm cake into 8 pieces

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Place 1 slice of cake on each of 8 plates

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Spoon pineapple and juices atop cake, top with vanilla cream, and serve

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Preheat oven to 375°F

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Place pineapple in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish

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Whisk brown sugar, 1/3 cup pineapple juice, cloves, and cinnamon in small bowl to blend

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Pour juice mixture over pineapple

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Roast until pineapple is tender and juices brown, turning and basting pineapple with juices every 20 minutes and adding more pineapple juice by tablespoonfuls as needed to prevent burning, about 1 hour 15 minutes

52

(Can be made 3 hours ahead

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Let stand at room temperature

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Rewarm in 375°F oven for 10 minutes before continuing

55

) Cut warm pineapple crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices

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Cut warm cake into 8 pieces

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Place 1 slice of cake on each of 8 plates

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Spoon pineapple and juices atop cake, top with vanilla cream, and serve