Pretty Pineapple Torte

Name: Pretty Pineapple Torte
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 473 milliliters cake flour; 567 grams can crushed pineapple; 59 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs, separated; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps slivered almonds, toasted; 237 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Pretty Pineapple Torte a try. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 341 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up almond extract, confectioners' sugar, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Drain pineapple, reserving 2/3 cup juice. In a bowl, combine juice, 3/4 cup pineapple and vanilla (set remaining pineapple aside for the filling).

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Pineapple

Vanilla

Juice

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Bowl

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pineapple mixture, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into batter; fold in remaining whites.

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Baking Soda

Egg Whites

Pineapple

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Spoon into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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Oven

For filling, beat the cream, confectioners' sugar and extract in a chilled large bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold in reserved pineapple. Split each cake layer in half horizontally.

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Powdered Sugar