Pineapple Pastry for New year

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

• 2 Cups All-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar (Confectioner's Sugar)
• 6 Eggs
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Pineapple Essence

For Filling & Frosting:

• 2 Cups heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 Cup Pine apple Chunks

For the Syrup:

• 2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Cup cold water
• 1/2 tsp Pineapple essence

Method:

• Preheat oven to 300F.Lightly oil & flour the metal pan & set aside.
• Seperate the white from the yolks.Beat each separately adding pineapple extract & lil sugar at a time.
• The Whites should form stiff peaks & the yolks should be pale & thick.
• Slowly mix the beaten yolks into whites in a circular inward to outward motion. Do not beat or mix vigorously.
• Sift flour & baking powder twice & mix with the beaten eggs.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pans.Bake for 20 mts till cake is done & springs back on touch or a toothpick come out clean when inserted.
• Let the pan cool for 10 mts& invert cake.let it cool completely before frosting.
• Chill the beater & bowl in which you will whip the cream.
• Whip cream while slowly adding sugar till cream is thick & stiff.(Do not overbeat , it turns to butter)
• Mix Sugar, essence & water in a bowl.Cut the cake into two equal halves.
• Place one cake & spoon the syrup all over the cake till it is moist (not till soggy)
• Spread an even layer of the cream, some pineapple chunks.Place the other cake on the top & again spoon some syrup over it like before.
• Spread an even & thick layer of cream on the top & decorate with the pine apple Chunks & cherries.
• Decorate the cake with the cream as per your imagination.Enjoy the pastry.

Happy New year Once again.