Pineapple upside down cake with coconut cream and fruit and nut brittle

17 INGREDIENTS • 11 STEPS • 55MIN

Pineapple upside down cake with coconut cream and fruit and nut brittle

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This upgraded version of the classic retro dessert is well worth the effort. It’s important before making this that you chill the coconut cream in the fridge overnight to help it set – just pop the tin in the fridge overnight, and you’re good to go.
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This upgraded version of the classic retro dessert is well worth the effort. It’s important before making this that you chill the coconut cream in the fridge overnight to help it set – just pop the tin in the fridge overnight, and you’re good to go.
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55MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
For the almond brittle
100 g
caster sugar
1 tbsp
M&S smooth almond butter
50 g
pistachios
50 g
dried cranberries
For the cake
45 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, softened
plus extra for greasing
1 tin
(227 g)
pineapple slices in juice
3 tbsp
M&S rich dark rum
3 tbsp
soft dark brown sugar
4
glacé cherries
120 g
caster sugar
125 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
1 pinch
baking powder
1/2 pinch
bicarbonate of soda
70 ml
Plant Kitchen soya drink
3 tbsp
olive oil
For the whipped coconut cream
200 ml
coconut cream, chilled
50 g
icing sugar

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
869kcal
Fat
29.3 g
Saturates
8.8 g
Sugars
107.0 g
Salt
41.4 mg
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Method

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step 1
Tip the caster sugar (100 g) into a medium saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons of water and stir with a spatula until the mixture resembles wet sand. Place over a medium heat and cook, without stirring, to dissolve the sugar.
step 2
When the caramel is turning amber (about 5-6 mins), add the almond butter (1 tbsp), pistachios (50 g) and dried cranberries (50 g). Mix quickly with a spatula. Pour the mixture onto a sheet of greaseproof paper. Place another sheet of greaseproof paper on top and roll as thinly as possible, using a rolling pin. Leave to cool and set hard before breaking into long shards.
step 3
Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6. Lightly grease four 3 inch cake tins and set on a baking sheet.
step 4
Drain the pineapple slices (1 tin), reserving the juice. Heat 3tbsp of the reserved pineapple juice along with the rum (3 tbsp), brown sugar (3 tbsp) and butter (45 g) in a small saucepan set over a medium heat, until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and cook for 3–5 minutes, until you have a syrupy consistency.
step 5
Divide the syrup between the cake tins – you won’t need it all so keep the rest to serve. Place a pineapple ring in the base of each cake tin. Sit a glacé cherry (4) in the middle of each pineapple slice. Set aside.
step 6
Put the caster sugar (120 g), plain flour (125 g), baking powder (1 pinch) and bicarbonate of soda (1/2 pinch) in a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
step 7
Pour in the olive oil (3 tbsp) and soya milk (70 ml), whisking until you have a smooth batter. Divide between the three cake tins.
step 8
Bake for 20–25 minutes, until risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the cake tins for 3–5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
step 9
While the cakes are baking, spoon the chilled coconut cream (200 ml) into a large mixing bowl and sieve in the icing sugar (50 g). Whip until the cream holds medium firm peaks, using an electric hand whisk.
step 10
Transfer into a piping bag. Chill until assembly.
step 11
Place the cakes in the centre of serving plates, and pipe the cream on top in a crescent shape, before adding the brittle.
step 11 Place the cakes in the centre of serving plates, and pipe the cream on top in a crescent shape, before adding the brittle.

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