Description
Sublime white chocolate cake with pineapple filling celebrates tropical sweetness and creamy elegance. Rich layers meld delicate flavors, promising pure dessert bliss you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs
- 4 oz (115 g) white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ½ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 can (20 oz / 567 g) crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice
- 4 cups (500 g) powdered sugar
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 oz (115 g) white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and meticulously grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans to guarantee effortless cake release.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, creating a uniform dry foundation for the cake’s structure.
- Butter Transformation: Cream butter, oil, and sugar until the mixture becomes fluffy and pale, developing a light, voluminous texture that promises a tender crumb.
- Egg Integration: Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating after each addition to ensure a smooth, homogeneous batter with optimal emulsification.
- Flavor Infusion: Stir in vanilla extract, allowing its aromatic essence to permeate the mixture with delicate complexity.
- Batter Assembly: Alternately fold dry ingredients and milk into the creamy base, maintaining a gentle technique to preserve the batter’s delicate air pockets.
- Chocolate Enhancement: Incorporate melted white chocolate, stirring minimally to prevent deflating the batter’s ethereal consistency.
- Pan Distribution: Evenly divide batter between prepared pans, smoothing surfaces to ensure uniform baking and consistent cake layers.
- Baking and Cooling: Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and a toothpick emerges clean. Rest cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling before assembling with pineapple filling.
Notes
- Control Moisture Levels: Drain pineapple filling completely to prevent soggy cake layers and maintain structural integrity.
- Temper White Chocolate Carefully: Melt white chocolate slowly using double boiler method to avoid scorching and ensure smooth integration into batter.
- Prevent Overmixing: Fold ingredients gently and minimally to maintain cake’s light, tender texture and prevent developing tough gluten networks.
- Temperature Precision: Use room temperature ingredients, especially eggs and milk, to guarantee even mixing and consistent cake rise.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 40 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg