Pineapple Nut Pound Cake Food

PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Remove 3 pineapple slices from the can and reserve the juice and set aside. Chop remaining pineapple slices into small pieces and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine the cake mix, eggs, and 1 can of pineapple juice. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for 3 minutes on medium speed. Stir in the chopped pineapple and combine well. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick, inserted into the center of the cake, comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Remove and cool completely.
• In a small pot over medium heat combine the reserved pineapple juice and 1/4 cup of water. Add the brown sugar and butter and bring to a simmer. Add the remaining 3 pineapple rings and saute for 4 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from the heat. Reserve.
• To serve, remove the pound cake from the pan and transfer it to a serving plate. Arrange pineapple rings on top and secure with toothpicks, if necessary. Pour the sauce over the cake and serve.

PINEAPPLE-NUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour 12-cup bundt cake pan.
• Mix coconut, nuts and margarine or butter; sprinkle in pan.
• Drain pineapple thoroughly, reserving syrup.
• Add enough water to syrup to measure 1 1/4 cups.
• Beat cake mix (dry), oil, pineapple liquid and eggs in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Spoon pineapple evenly over batter.
• Bake until cake springs back when toughed lightly in center, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes; invert on wire rack or heatproof serving plate.
• Remove pan; cool completely.

RUM-PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup Bundt pan with shortening, dust with flour, and shake out excess. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
• Cream together butter and oil in a large mixing bowl until fluffy, about 1 minute. Slowly pour in 1 cup of sugar and continue to beat until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating for about 10 seconds per egg. Stir in cake mix and blend until smooth. Add the sour cream, evaporated milk, flour, and vanilla; beat together for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake has a golden brown crust and springs back when pressed with a finger, about 60 to 70 minutes. Let cake sit in the pan for 20 minutes while proceeding to the next step.
• Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of sugar; bring to a gentle simmer and stir in the rum. Cook until the sugars have dissolved, then remove from heat. Unmold cake onto a serving dish. Gently poke holes into the cake with a fork or cake tester. Pour glaze evenly over cake. Top with toasted coconut.

MAKEOVER PINEAPPLE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, sugar blend and baking soda. Combine eggs and pineapple; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in nuts. , Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar, shortening and butter.
• Add eggs, one at at time, blending well after each addition.
• Add baking powder to the flour and mix into the batter 1/2 cup at a time mixing well after each addition.
• Add milk, vanilla and pineapple with juice to batter and blend well.
• Pour the batter into a well greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
• Place in a cold oven; set oven to 325 degrees and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until done.

PINEAPPLE-NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch square baking pan.
• Put pineapple, flour, sugar, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract into a large bowl. Mix with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly while you make the icing, about 20 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese and butter for icing together in a bowl. Add powdered sugar, pecans, and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Spread over warm cake. Refrigerate if not serving immediately.

PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, 1 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with milk; beat well. Stir in the 3/4 cup crushed pineapple.
• Pour into 10 inch tube pan. Place in cold oven. Turn oven to 325 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 90 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove carefully from pan.
• To make the glaze: In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup butter, confectioners sugar and 1 cup crushed pineapple. heat and stir until melted. Pour over cake as soon as it comes out of the pan.

PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch, one-piece tube cake pan or Bundt pan.
• Put 3/4 cup of undrained pineapple with its juice in a small bowl; set aside.
• Drain remaining pineapple and measure 1 cup of drained crushed pineapple; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the shortening and 1 cup of butter until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Gradually beat in the sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy, or about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Do not overbeat.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder and blend thoroughly.
• Add one-third of the dry mixture to the creamed mixture and about half of the milk; blend well. Repeat with another third of the flour mixture and the remaining milk; blend well. Beat in the remaining flour mixture just until well blended.
• Add the vanilla extract and the reserved 3/4 cup of undrained pineapple with juice; stir to blend.
• Pour the batter into the prepared tube cake pan.
• Place the cake in the unheated oven. Turn on the oven to 325 F and bake for 1 1/2 hours (do not preheat), or until a long wooden pick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
• Let the cake stand for about 5 minutes in the pan on a rack.
• Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen and then carefully remove the cake to a rack.
• Combine 1/4 cup of butter, the confectioners' sugar, and the remaining 1 cup drained pineapple. Pour the pineapple sauce over the cake while it is still hot. Tips

PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Combine dried pineapple and boiling water in a small bowl; let stand 15 minutes; drain thoroughly and blot dry.
• If pineapple pieces are large, cut them into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Heat oven to 325°.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter all sides of a 9-by-5-inch nonstick loaf pan, then pour the melted butter into the bottom of the pan. Scatter the dark brown sugar evenly over the melted butter. Arrange 7 slices of pineapple and the maraschino cherries in your preferred design along the bottom and up the sides of the pan, halving the slices as necessary. Place the pan in the refrigerator to chill while the batter is prepared. (This will allow the fruit to set in the butter and minimize shifting when the batter is poured into the pan.)
• Cream the granulated sugar, lemon zest and 2 sticks room-temperature butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed, scraping the bowl down halfway through, until pale and fluffy, about 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• With the mixer on medium high, add the eggs and egg yolk in 1 at a time, making sure they are fully incorporated between each addition. Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the vanilla and 1/4 cup sour cream; mix until incorporated. Add half of the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated, then repeat the steps with the remaining sour cream and dry ingredients, making sure to scrape the bowl down between each addition. Add the chopped pineapple and mix until just incorporated, about 15 seconds.
• Remove the prepared loaf pan from the refrigerator and carefully pour in the batter, being careful not to shift the assembled fruit. Using a small offset spatula, carefully spread the batter into the corners and smooth out the top. Give the pan 5 to 10 taps on the counter to release any large air pockets.
• Place a sheet pan on the bottom oven rack and bake the cake on the middle rack until the top is deep golden brown and a cake tester or knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes. Allow the cake to rest for 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.

PINEAPPLE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except pineapple and nuts.
• With a mixer at medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
• Stir in pineapple and nuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 25 minutes. Invert cake to cool completely.
• Pineapple Glaze: In a small bowl combine all ingredients mixing until smooth.
• Spoon over cake.

PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 tablespoon juice; set aside (discard remaining juice or save for another use). In a saucepan over low heat, cook and stir brown sugar and butter until sugar is dissolved; add the reserved pineapple juice. Pour into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish., Cut pineapple slices in half. Arrange in a single layer in three lengthwise rows, alternating the direction of each row. Place a cherry, cut side up, between each pineapple slice. If desired, place pecan halves around the sides of the dish. Carefully spoon batter over the top and spread gently. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted into the cake in the center comes out clean. Immediately invert onto a serving platter. Cool.