Pineapple Flavored sponge cake

Pineapple flavored cake in Marathi

Time: Preparation- 20 minutes | Cooking time- 45 to 50 minutes
Makes: 15 to 16 pieces

Pineapple cake can be made without eggs. For eggless cake recipe link and couple of changes you need to make for pineapple eggless cake, please check Tip no. 5

Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup All purpose Flour
1 and 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened (3/4 cup)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 medium eggs (Room temperature)
1/4 tsp Pineapple essence
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp yogurt
1/2 cup milk (room temperature)
Pinch of salt
Method:
1) Preheat oven at 350 F (175 C) for atleast 10 minutes. Grease an 8 x 8 inches pan with butter.
2) Sift all purpose flour, Baking Soda, Baking powder, and salt. You may find small lumps of baking powder. Break them with fingers.
3) In a glass bowl, add sugar and softened butter. Beat at medium speed with hand mixer or electronic stand mixer till mixture becomes light and creamy. It will take minimum 2-3 minutes.
4) Now add eggs and beat well. Mixture will become fluffy and smooth. Do not over-beat. Over-beating eggs and butter will curdle the mixture.
5) Add Yogurt and pineapple essence. Add flour and milk alternately in three batches. Mix slightly after adding each batch of flour.
6) Pour the batter in greased pan. Spread the batter evenly and make the surface plain.
7) Put the cake batter in the oven on middle rack. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
8) After 40 minutes, check the doneness of cake by piercing a skewer in the center. If it comes out clean, then the cake is done. If you find wet batter on skewer. Bake for another 5 to 8

minutes or till skewer comes out clean. (Use cleaned skewer every-time you check)

Tips:
1) Do not add fresh pineapple pieces in the batter. Cake becomes soggy because of juices in pineapple. You may add dried pineapple pieces.
2) Once you put the batter in heated oven, do not open the oven. It will reduce the temperature and cake won't get baked well.
3) If using extra large eggs, use only 2 eggs.
4) When comes in contact with acidic ingredient (here yogurt), baking soda starts to react and release carbon dioxide gas as soon as it is added to the batter and moistened.
5) Click here for Eggless sponge cake recipe. Use pineapple flavor essence instead of vanilla essence. In Eggless vanilla cake recipe, the given ingredients would make only 8 to 10 pieces. For 15 to 16 pieces double the amount of ingredients.