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Pineapple Cake

A traditional Taiwanese pastry consisting of pineapple filling wrapped in flaky pastry and baked.

50 min
Easy
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Pineapple Cake

Ingredients

ghee 70 g
powdered sugar 60 g
fine salt 1 g
egg 50 g
whipping cream 15 g
cake flour 200 g
milk powder 30 g
pineapple filling 500 g

Instructions

1

Mix Wet Ingredients

Add ghee, powdered sugar, and fine salt to a mixing bowl, beat until slightly fluffy, then add egg and whipping cream in batches, stirring thoroughly to combine each time.

2

Make the Dough

Pour cake flour and milk powder onto a clean work surface and mix evenly, then add the mixture from step 1, fold and press to form a dough, then set aside to rest.

3

Shape and Fill

Divide the pineapple filling into 35 g portions and the dough into 25 g portions, roll each portion into a ball, wrap each dough ball around a filling ball, press into a mold to flatten, arrange on a baking tray, and place another baking tray on top.

4

Bake

Bake in an oven at 180°C with both upper and lower heating elements until the edges of the pastries are golden brown, then remove from the oven and unmold while warm.