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    Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake

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    A little spice and a hint of lemon make this Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake a tasty treat for a party or picnic.


    Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake

    I think a little fruit with your cake makes it slightly healthy, no? Oh the ways I fool myself. I even added the word "snack" to the title to make it feel less indulgent! But my Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake is every bit as delicious as the most decadent of cakes.

    Instead of cutting the pineapple in traditional rings, I opted for little fans. It's easy to slice the pineapple like this after you core it. This shape gives almost every bite of the cake its fair share of fruit.

    The recipe method calls for lining the pan with parchment and letting the sides hang over two sides. This allows you to lift the cooled cake out of the pan completely to cut and serve if you desire. I use this trick for all baked goods in square or rectangle pans. It's a helpful alternative to just lining the bottom of the pan.

    Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake

    The method is a simple cream cake technique! Do you know why recipes call for adding eggs one at a time, and beating after each addition? It's a typical method. The reason being is you were instructed to beat the butter and sugars just before adding the eggs. You've incorporated air into the butter and sugar mixture, and if you added the eggs all at once it would deflate the mixture. The weight of the eggs would take all the air out of that cake's sails!

    Beating air into the batter acts as part of the leavening for the cake. Beating eggs in one at a time allows the eggs to aerate before the next is added. Boom! Cooking knowledge for the day, check!

    Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake Sliced

    This cake is actually a very portable cake. Great for potlucks, spring parties and summer picnics. Keep it in the pan to travel and you have the perfect dessert...or snack.

    Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake in baking pan

    Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake

    Tara Teaspoon
    Surprise your guests with a gorgeous, easy-to-make dessert.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 2 hrs
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Calories 2781 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • 5 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
    • ¾ cup light brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • ⅓ cup canola oil
    • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅓ of a pineapple sliced ¼ inch thick

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment so that opposite edges hang over sides of pan and grease lightly. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and ginger; set aside.
    • In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 min. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the oil, lemon zest and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just blended.
    • Pour batter into prepared pan and arrange the sliced pineapple on the surface, overlapping slightly and pressing gently into the batter. Bake until done in the center, 45 to 50 min. Cool completely; transport in baking pan.

    Notes

    This cake is actually a very portable cake. Great for potlucks, spring parties and summer picnics. Keep it in the pan to travel and you have the perfect dessert...or snack.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 2781kcalCarbohydrates: 351gProtein: 32gFat: 142gSaturated Fat: 45gCholesterol: 480mgSodium: 776mgPotassium: 1880mgFiber: 9gSugar: 191gVitamin A: 2425IUVitamin C: 146.8mgCalcium: 704mgIron: 13.1mg
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    Recipe Tara Bench & Hilary Merzbacher. Photographs Carol Von ZumwaltOriginally published . LHJ 6/13

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    Filed Under: Cake, Desserts, Snacks Tagged With: baking, brown sugar, dessert, easy-to-transport, fresh pineapple, Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake, ground ginger, party, picnic, pineapple, portable, Spring, summer, travel

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    Comments

    1. Mary Bench says

      July 17, 2018 at 3:20 pm

      How interesting that you would add ginger! I'll bet it is delicious!

      Reply
    2. Brittany Smart says

      July 19, 2018 at 3:21 pm

      The pineapple showing through makes it so pretty!

      Reply
    3. gina says

      October 17, 2021 at 10:48 pm

      Made this AM today - very disappointed - no liquids in your recipe and so the cake was almost impossible to swallow because of the dry crumb

      Re made this this PM and added 3/4 cup milk and yoghurt mixed together
      Made all the difference in the world - please adjust your recipe for others
      Dry Cake from AM today was donated to the local backyard bird community

      Reply
      • Tara Teaspoon says

        November 02, 2021 at 3:56 pm

        There is oil, eggs and butter in this recipe which all contribute plenty of liquid and moisture! I'm sorry it didn't turn out for you. If a cake or recipe is on the dry side, I often suggest measuring your flour with a lighter hand, making sure it's not tapped or packed into the cups. I'm glad you adjusted the recipe to suit your needs! Thanks for trying it.

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