ok i need to know how do you put chunks of pineapple into a cake??? not the filling but actually in the cake. i would think you mix up your batter and then mix in the pineapple but i have never done it before so im not sure. i need to make a pineapple cake with the pineapples in it with pineapple filling and bc icing. anyone have a great pineapple filling??????


thanks for any help
susan

works better w/ crushed -very well drained -- blends in well w/ little "ah-ha's" of pineapple.
next option tidbits -very well drained and patted dry -- nice sized noticeable pieces.
then standard chunks -- very well drained and patted dry. -- can't miss these!

I usually put mine right into the dry ingredients to coat them a little (sort of like how do flour coat on fried chicken before egg wash and crumbs)

then just mix as usual

can also add after batter mixed. just toss in and fold in w/ spatula.

and for more flavor, subsitute the juice for the water or part of milk. be careful tho', if juice is high in acid it will cause the baking powder/soda to start reacting.

quick simple pineapple filling ==> thicken pineapple juice w/ corn starch just like doing a cornstarch based gravy and add pineapple pieces (tidbits best). can adjust sweetness by adding sugar (i don't --- like the tarter taste of straight juice.)

Hi Susan:
I put pineapples in my cakes all the time. I buy the pineapple chunks and just cut the pieces into smaller pieces, maybe in half. Add them to my batter just before I pour it into the cake pan, mix the chunks with the spatula and voila.
Sorry I can't help with the pineapple filling.
Good luck.
Rosita Fresita

I usually add the crushed pineapple to the cakes I put it in. Drain the liquid first and you're good to go. (use the saved juice for part of the liquid in the cake also)

thanks for the help. are the tidbits about he size of the chunks cut in half???? if so i think the tidbits may work. as for the fillings i was thinking of trying a cream cheese type filling with the pineapple. i have done one with strawberry before and it was very very yummy. what do you guys think???

I like the cream cheese idea! sounds good!

yep, tidbits already cut down in size -- about 1/2 or 1/3 regular size.

cream cheese!?!?! --- YUM!!!! how can you go wrong w/ cream cheese??

(well, by not letting me have any!!! )

lol doug great point how can you go wrong with cream cheese. ok yay!!! i am trying the tidbits first. because then i dont have to cut the chunks!!!!!. now to come up with a design for this practice sample cake. its for a quinceanera the cake they want for the actual party is the Cinderella wedding cake out of the new wilton year book so i was thinking of a a round cake with white bc and light pink swirls on it an perhaps a tiara??? any other ideas to keep it kind of along the lines of the party cake?

FUnny you should be making pineapple cake - I'm doing one for a wedding and made a sample one last night. I used the crushed pineapple. I also used the juice to give it added flavor. It tastes Yummy! I was going to take it to church tomorrow to get feedback for the taste, but I don't think there will be any left ... (Doug, I'm agreeing with you more and more ("...let Me eat cake") lol Guess I need to save some for frosting..lol
Not sure a special filling is necessary; on my cake, the crushed pineapple rose to the top and sort of formed a layer of it's own right beneath the surface. I think I'm just going to use icing between the layers, you know, the Rum kind. Does anyone know if the alcohol will break down the icing in the heat?