Pineapple Marzipan Cake Ananas Marzipankuchen Recipes

PINEAPPLE & MARZIPAN CAKE (ANANAS-MARZIPANKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5.
• Mix butter, eggs, vanilla sugar and sugar in a mixing bowl until well combined.
• Add the marzipan and continue to stir until smooth.
• Sieve together the flour and baking powder and slowly add little by little, stirring until you have a smooth dough.
• Add the pineapple chunks and stir into the dough.
• Pour into a greased loaf pan that has been lined with baking paper.
• Bake for 50-65 minutes, if you feel it is getting too dark, cover with foil.
• Depending on your oven and the size of your loaf pan it may take longer than 65 minutes, but not to worry.
• Check for doneness by inserting a wooden skewer, if it comes out clean the cake is ready.
• Allow to cool before removing from tin.
• If you want you can cover with ganache, but it's great without.

MARZIPAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a loaf pan and dust with flour. Tap out the excess flour.
• In a food processor, pulverize together the sugar and marzipan until the mixture is in fine pieces. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
• Add the butter and almond extract and mix until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until thoroughly combined.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt over the egg mixture and beat in just until thoroughly blended.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the top springs back when lightly pressed - about 1 hour 15 minute
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 15 minutes, then run a knife blade around the edge of the cake and invert onto the rack.
• Lift off the pan and cool the cake upright on the rack for at least 30 minutes before serving.

MARZIPAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 9" cake pan.
• Cream the almond paste with the butter and sugar.
• Mix in the almonds.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs lightly with almond extract and add to the creamed mixture.
• Combine the flour and baking powder and stir into butter mixture.
• Mix with a few strokes as possible.
• Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Do not over bake!
• Heat water and preserves and brush on the top of warm cake.

PINEAPPLE IN PORT (ANANAS EM PORTO COM HORTELA PICADA)

Steps:

• Slice the top and bottom off the pineapple, stand it on end, and slicing straight down, remove all the prickly peel.
• Cut the pineapple lengthwise into 8 wedges, slice off the hard core at the point of each wedge, then slice the wedges about 1/4" thick, making small, fan-shaped pieces.
• Place the pineapple fans in a large, non-metallic bowl, add the Port and toss to mix.
• Cover and chill 3 to 4 hours.
• Add the minced mint and chill another 30 minutes.
• To serve, spoon into stemmed glasses and garnish with mint sprigs.
• Note: While this is lovely as it is, you can dress it up into an extraordinary recipe by serving it, parfait style, with Coconut Sorbet (recipe 170147) or with Greek style yogurt sweetened with honey.

MARZIPAN FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• In a large bowl cover almonds with boiling water.
• Let stand for 2 minutes.
• Drain and skin by pressing down on one end forcing the nut to pop out of it's skin.
• In a food processor grind WARM nuts for 2 minutes or until finely ground.
• Add icing sugar and mix for 1 minute or until well blended.
• Blend in almond extract.
• Blend in corn syrup.
• With the motor running pour in enough of the egg white to form a ball.
• Remove and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Place in the fridge for at least two hours or until firm.
• ***Thiscan be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks, in the freezer for 3 months.