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Monday, February 20, 2012

Eggless Pineapple Upside Down Cake


Growing up years are filled with so many memories of vibrant colors like a rainbow. And like a vibrant rainbow, it keeps showing up after every spell of rain. And when you start exploring different shades, your thoughts keep you wandering in lanes and by-lanes of joyous past.Isn't ?


One such memory was to see my ma making cakes in her old Bajaj OTG which was small, round and made of metal, aluminum with a glass top may be. (These days OTG is now part of a microwave or a convectional oven.) She used to make sponge cakes with eggs and butter- sorry Amul butter. And then after my marriage, came my ma-in-law who never used OTG, but made light fluffy sponge cakes in pressure cooker. I have blogged about that recipe a slight variation for cupcakes which was back in year 2008, you can go and check it Here

All over these years I have slowly started baking myself routinely, driven by some passion obviously. These days I am making baked goodies even if there is no special occasion and whenever I feel like. My sister-in-law is vegetarian. So, she likes cakes but if its eggless cake. This time my ma made eggless cake and used whole milk instead of eggs. The basic guidelines I got from my ma about the cake over a phone couple of weeks ago and improvised it by adding different flavors/fruits to the basic cake recipe. I hope my sister-in-law tries this out someday and even better if I visit them, would make sure they taste this cake.
I am slowly discovering the benefits of eggless baking and with normal cooking oil instead of butter or shortening. This eggless pineapple upside down cake is a light cake.Calories are less in this cake as it’s made of corn oil and is eggless. Corn oil is a great alternative to butter or shortening so watch out, it is a hidden treasure for you that I am sharing with you.


Here is the picture taken in night, just right after I flipped the cake over the plate.




And here is the left-over cake after our morning breakfast. This eggless pineapple upside down cake recipe is a keeper recipe.



Eggless pineapple upside down cake


Recipe requirements

  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 cup of milk+2 tbs more
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • ¾ tsp of baking soda
  • 1 can of pineapple rounds
  • ¾ cup of sugar
  • 3/4 cup of corn oil

Method

  • Preheat oven at 175 deg C.
  • Prepare 9 inch round cake tin. Place one big round in the centre. And cut other 3 rounds in to half. Place them all around the central round circle of pineapple.
  • Mix sugar and corn oil.
  • Now add 2 rounds of pineapple all crushed.
  • Mix in flour+baking powder+baking soda.
  • Start mixing milk and flour mixture slowly with the sugar+oil+pineapple mixture.
  • When the cake batter is all set and prepared. Transfer this to the baking pan. Smooth out the surface evenly.
  • Bake the cake for about 40-45 mints at 175 deg C or till a skewer/toothpick come out clean when inserted in to the middle of cake.
  • Now take out and let it cool. Flip the cake over a plate and it’s ready to be served with evening tea or as part of your morning breakfast menu.



Note-

  • This cake recipe is made of corn oil. I do think in India sunflower oil is available; you can make cakes with sunflower oil as well. Sunflower oil is a great substitute for butter or shortening in cakes.
  • If you like fresh pineapple, use it. I felt it was too much of a job cutting a pineapple so, I preferred canned/tinned pineapples.


Sending this to Kid's Delight - Eggless and Vegan Bake, event hosted at Priya's Easy N Tasty and originally started by Srivalli at Spicing Your Life




and also to Healthy Diet Events at Raji's Vegetarian Tastebuds,originally started by Priya's Easy N Tasty.

Happy Cooking Friends


14 comments:

  1. awesome cake Dolly. love upside down cakes but as hubby is not very fond of these, they are seldom made at home.

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    1. Thanks Sayantani for coming by..we recently started liking eggless cakes so have been making cakes without eggs most of the time..hugs and smiles

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  2. Soft and moist,lovely cake..love it yum

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  3. Lovely cake...my mom makes eggless cakes with yogurt..tumi sudhu doodh diye korecho...I know I have similar memories of baking cakes with my mother....she was/is a stickler for sieving the flour....ami oi sob kichui kori na...

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    1. Suchi,
      hain sudho dodh diye korechi..many times condensed milk O use kori but then I reduce the sugar then..Have made cake with buttermilk instead of eggs but then thats another recipe..Cake besh moist thakhe buttermilk use korle..hugs and smiles

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    1. Hi Gauri, how are you?
      and nice of you to stop by..hugs and smiles

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  5. Yummy cake,looks so inviting n nice preparation too...

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  6. Looks delicious Jaya, and I love the chicken tikka recipe too.

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  7. hey..........this looks awesoem but delicious too......i have a P.apple in my fridge.vl try this

    n way u have a nice space vth tasty recipes.see u in my space.
    maha

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  8. dats really gud...i made it for an xmas i rememeber....its really creative

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  9. I love pineapple cake and this eggless version sounds great.

    Have a lovely day dear :-)

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  10. Thanks Hemlata..

    Mandira,Hi how are you ?

    Maha- warm welcome and thanks for liking the post..

    Biny,
    Lovely would love to know how you made it..

    Rachana,
    You too have a lovely day n thanks for stoping by..

    hugs and smiles

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