Pineapple Cake

Ingredients

Serves: 24

• 2 cups (250g) plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 eggs, whisked
• 1 1/2 cups (375g) white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 625g crushed pineapple with juice
• 185g butter
• 1/2 cup (125g) white sugar
• 1/2 cup (125ml) evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation method

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes

1.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Lightly grease one 23 x 33cm cake tin.

2.

Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and 1 1/2 cups of the white sugar together. Stir in the whisked eggs and the pineapple with juice then mix well. Pour batter into prepared tin.

3.

Bake at 180 degrees C for 30 minutes.

4.

To Make Buttery Milk Syrup: In a saucepan combine the butter, evaporated milk, vanilla and 1/2 cup white sugar. Bring mixture to a boil over medium high heat and cook for about 5 minutes.

5.

Pour Buttery Milk Syrup over top of cake while still warm.