Pineapple Butter Cake | Best Pineapple Cake Recipe
Pineapple Butter Cake is a classic and rich, super moist and buttery cake that is not only easy to make but so addictive that you will end up making it all the time!
Servings: 8
Calories: 308kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups Pineapple (chopped, about half pineapple)
- ½ cup Butter , 1 stick (or use brown butter or ghee)
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅔ cups Sugar
- ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
Instructions
Step I
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F ( 180 degrees C) and grease a 9-inch baking pan.
- In a pan on medium-high heat, add 1 stick of butter. Once the butter has melted, add chopped pineapples and saute for about 10-12 minutes.3 cups Pineapple, ½ cup Butter
Step II
- In a large mixing bowl, beat two eggs, and then add vanilla extract, and the rest of the dry ingredients (cardamom powder, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, brown sugar) and mix until just combined.2 large Eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder, 1 cup All purpose flour, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Baking Soda, ½ teaspoon Baking Powder, ⅔ cups Sugar, ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
- To the above batter, add sauteed pineapple along with melted butter and mix well.
- Transfer the batter to the greased pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.
- Pineapple Butter Cake is ready. Serve and enjoy
- You can sprinkle top with confectioners sugar or whipped cream and fresh chunks of pineapple or both.
Notes
Tips:
- Check the cake at the halfway mark. If the top is browning faster, then cover it with aluminum foil.
- Skip salt if you are using salted butter.
Some variations to the pineapple butter cake recipe below
- You can substitute brown sugar with regular sugar. The color of the cake will change accordingly.
- To make it more aromatic and take it to next level, you can substitute butter with brown butter.
- You can also combine fruits like mango or apple or even shredded coconut into the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 353mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 458IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg