You’ve heard the saying “if life gives you lemons, make lemonade”? Well, if life gives you a sour (or tart) pineapple, make this pudding cake. While I was out with my Aunt on the weekend, I was explaining how it’s disappointing when you pick a pineapple and it’s sour. My son and I love pineapple and eat it quite often, especially in the warmer months, but get disappointed when it’s sour and nearly inedible.
My Aunt told me about a recipe that my Nanna (her Mum) would make all the time when the pineapples were a little tart. Just grate the pineapple, put it in a baking dish, top with a sprinkling of brown sugar and then a basic cake mixture and bake until brown. Serve with cream or ice cream.
It took me all of 5 minutes while I was getting dinner ready. I didn’t think much of it when I pulled it out of the oven. It looked pretty bland. I thought I’d just try a corner bit (like I usually do) and OH. EM. GEE! I have never tasted a pudding/cake/dessert as nice as this. I called my son straight away to taste it and he gave a big thumbs up. I never saw him eat his dinner so quickly just so he could have dessert.
It was like a self saucing pudding, with a light, sweet smooth pineapple bottom. I just used a vanilla cake box mix I found in the cupboard left over from the big birthday cake bake-off that happens every November but you could use any basic cake recipe. I think the No Fuss Fudge Cake recipe I use all the time would be perfect for this. I know it’ll be too hot for puddings soon but I might have to make an allowance for this. This was just gorgeous! Thanks Aunty!
Pineapple Pudding Cake
- fresh pineapple, grated
- enough brown sugar to sprinkle lightly on top of pineapple
- vanilla cake box mix (I used half the cake batter as I only had a small amount of pineapple left) or basic sponge or cake recipe
- Grease a baking dish or cake tin to suitable to hold the amount of pineapple you have.
- Sprinkle lightly with brown sugar.
- Top with cake batter and bake until cooked through and browned on top.
Oh yum, yum there you go again Anne. Shame though I rarely buy pineapple.
Sounds so delicious my mouth is watering already! It's going on my list to try! X
yum, sounds pretty good.
That sounds very yummy. My husband is official fruit selector in our house, so if any pineapple we buy is tart, it's all his fault. But I shall be magnanimous in my gloating and bake this up next time it happens.
I've never had a sour pineapple! But i wonder if this would work for not-so-great peaches or apples?
What a great cake combination Anne! I love pineapple and buy it every week, but my husband never eats it . . . but I betcha he's gobble this down! Just a heads up, I've moved over to WordPress and I've listed your blog on my 'delicious blogs' list if you'd like to check it out. My blogger blog will ultimately come to an end, so if you can, please consider following me at my new address: http://italianbellavita.com Thanks for your support through the years.
Hi Anne,
I know that my husband is going to love this Pineapple cake, he is such a pineapple fan. We had some really cool weather today and I wondered if we were about to get your extra cold winter that you just had. We better get ready and bundle up. Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen