Puerto Rican Pineapple Rum Cake

Name: Puerto Rican Pineapple Rum Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dark rum; 4 larges eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 118 milliliters crushed pecans; 1 pineapple, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 473 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 12 servings Vanilla ice cream for serving

Puerto Rican Pineapple Rum Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 601 calories, 8g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rum, sugar, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F.

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In a small saucepan over moderate heat, combine the brown sugar and 1 cup rum, and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about 1/

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Brown Sugar

Rum

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in the butter.

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Butter

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Whisk

Add the pineapple slices, gently stirring to coat them in the glaze, then let them sit for about 3 minutes.

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Pineapple Rings

Glaze

Transfer the pineapple slices to the bottom of a 9-inch square cake pan, arranging them to cover the bottom.

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Pineapple Rings

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Cake Form

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

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Bowl

Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat on medium until fully incorporated.

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Egg

Add the vanilla and rum, and beat for 30 seconds. Fold in the flour and salt. Scrape the batter (it will be thick) over the pineapples in the pan.

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Pineapple

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Rum

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Sprinkle the pecans over the batter and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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Pecans

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Oven

Let the cake cool on a rack for 15 minutes then flip it onto a serving plate so that the pineapples are on top. DO AHEAD: The cake be baked in advance, covered, and kept at room temperature up to 10 hours.

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Pineapple

In a small saucepan over moderate heat, combine the rum glaze and the remaining 1/2 cup rum and warm until heated through.

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Glaze

Rum

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Sauce Pan

Cut the cake into squares and serve with vanilla ice cream and warm rum glaze.

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Vanilla Ice Cream