White Cake With Pineapple Filling Recipes

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan combine cornstarch, all of the sugar and salt.
• Add pineapple with juice and mix well.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a bubbling boil, stirring constantly.
• Once mixture comes to a boil continue stirring constantly for approximately 5 minutes, or until thickened and its looses it's "milky" look.
• Remove from heat and add butter, stirring to melt.
• Let cool then store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• The fine moist crumb of this cake complements any type of filling and frosting -- the perfect celebratory cake.
• Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Combine egg whites, milk and vanilla extract. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to butter mixture then add half the milk mixture. Continue to alternate beginning and ending with flour mixture. Scrape bowl and beater often. Pour batter into prepared pan(s) and smooth top with a metal spatula. Bake cake(s) about 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean. Cool in pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, remove paper and let cool completely.
• Variation:
• CLASSIC YELLOW CAKE Substitute 3 large eggs and 1 egg yolk for all of the egg whites above.
• 2 (9-inch) diameter by 1 1/2-inch deep layer pans or 1 (13 by 9 by 2-inch) pan, buttered and bottoms lined with parchment or waxed paper.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg whites, two at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., In a bowl, beat topping mix and milk on high speed for 4 minutes or until thickened. Combine melted chips and jam; gradually beat into topping. Set aside 1 cup for filling. Cover and chill remaining mixture for 20 minutes or until it reaches spreading consistency., Add pineapple and strawberries to reserved filling. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with fruit mixture. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with chilled topping. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Add crepe ingredients to a blender in the following order: milk, orange juice, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, flour, sugar, orange zest, and salt. Blend until smooth, 15 to 20 seconds.
• Refrigerate batter for at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.
• Preheat a nonstick 8-inch pan over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup batter to the hot pan. Immediately move the pan from side to side to form batter into an even circle. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and repeat to cook remaining crepes.
• Whip cream and sugar for filling with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add instant pudding mix and blend until well combined. Mix in drained pineapple.
• Assemble cake by placing one crepe on a serving plate. Use a spoon to spread 1 tablespoon filling into a thin layer over the crepe. Continue layers with remaining crepes and filling.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine dry cake mix with crushed pineapple and juice in a large bowl. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Pour into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until deep golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately turn upside down to cool, about 2 hours.
• Run a knife around the edges and turn cooled cake out onto a serving place. Use a serrated knife to cut into slices.

Steps:

• For cake: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F Butter 3, 8-inch in diameter cake pans. Cut 3 parchment rounds to fit bottoms of pans and butter these too.
• Mix sour cream and soda in bowl and let stand 10 minutes.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
• Cream butter with sugar in a large bowl for 8 minutes, until very light and fluffy. Add yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in juices, zest and sour cream mixture. Mix in dry ingredients in 3 additions.
• Beat whites in a medium bowl to soft peaks.
• Fold 1/4 of the whites into the cake batter to lighten and then gently fold in remaining whites.
• Divide batter among 3 prepared pans. Bake about 30 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Run small, sharp knife around sides to loosen. Turn out and cool completely.
• For syrup: Stir icing sugar and juice in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Brush syrup over cakes (can be prepared 1 day ahead).
• For filling: Mix pineapple and cornstarch in medium saucepan. Add butter, sugar and salt. Stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, about 10 minutes. Cool, cover and refrigerate until well chilled (can be prepared 1 day ahead).
• For Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting (about 4 cups): Mince lemon zest with sugar in processor or mini-blender. Whip cream in large bowl to soft peaks. Gradually beat in sugar.
• To assemble: Place 1 cake layer, syrup side up, on plate.
• Gently spread 1/2 of pineapple filling on top.
• Ice with 1/2 cup of frosting.
• Top with second layer and repeat.
• Top with third layer.
• Ice top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
• Press coconut onto sides of cake (can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving).