Homemade Happiness ~ Baking Class Debut: Pineapple Cakes

Name: Homemade Happiness ~ Baking Class Debut: Pineapple Cakes
Total time: 7200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter (about 280g); 1 1/4 cups clarified butter (about 280g); 4 whole eggs; 7 1/2 cups cake flour (about 900g); 1 1/3 cups milk powder (about 160g); 3 1/3 lbs pineapple filling (about 1500g); 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (about 180g)

mimi韓 @cook_6830107

Thanks to government subsidies, I joined a baking class at a nearby community center for eight weeks, with only a small cleaning fee. I not only learned new knowledge but also got to take my creations home! It's really great~~~ Maybe I can get a medium-sized oven to play with at home in the future^^

Tips

During the process, minimize kneading to avoid gluten formation~~

Traditional pineapple filling has a coarse fiber texture, but because it's more expensive and sour, most shops use a pineapple + winter melon filling, which is much cheaper! More than half of my family prefers the pineapple + winter melon filling, but I personally love the sourness of traditional pineapple filling^^

Tasting Notes

The crust ingredients for the pineapple cakes are perfectly matched! They taste very crispy and fragrant~ The filling was store-bought, and the shop's pineapple filling was well-balanced, not too sweet~ Making it myself felt especially delicious^^~

Tips

During the process, minimize kneading to avoid gluten formation~~

Tasting Notes

mimi韓 @cook_6830107

Tips

During the process, minimize kneading to avoid gluten formation~~

Tasting Notes

Tips

During the process, minimize kneading to avoid gluten formation~~

Tasting Notes

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Ingredients

120 minutes

Ingredients
1 1/4 cupsunsalted butter (about 280g)
1 1/4 cupsclarified butter (about 280g)
4whole eggs
7 1/2 cupscake flour (about 900g)
1 1/3 cupsmilk powder (about 160g)
3 1/3 lbspineapple filling (about 1500g)
Seasonings
1 1/2 cupspowdered sugar (about 180g)

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Steps

120 minutes

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Clarified butter is the key to making the crust crispy
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Sift the cake flour
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First, beat the unsalted butter and clarified butter until they have a slightly white sheen
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Then add the powdered sugar and mix slowly to avoid it flying everywhere
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Add the eggs one by one, mixing well each time
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Next, add the milk powder and mix
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Finally, slowly add the cake flour
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Do not mix for too long to avoid gluten formation!
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This is how it looks right out of the mixer
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Mix in a little more cake flour to help it hold together
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Today, we're using a pineapple + winter melon filling! Store-bought is more convenient~
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Weigh about 3/4 oz (20g) of filling for each piece
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Weigh each piece in advance
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Preheat the oven now! Preheat for 20 minutes at 340°F (170°C) on the top and 355°F (180°C) on the bottom. The lower top temperature prevents the pineapple cakes from cracking~
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Prepare the molds~~ Square or rectangular molds are both fine!
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Weigh about 1 oz (27g) of crust
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Combine the filling and crust! To avoid gluten formation, minimize kneading!
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Roll into a ball gently!
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Place in the mold
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Use a tool to press it evenly flat!
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This is how it looks after 10 minutes in the oven
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Swap the positions of the baking trays front to back, as the oven is hotter inside. This ensures even heating
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This is how it looks after another 5 minutes in the oven
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Flip the pineapple cakes and bake for another 6-10 minutes
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They're done when the color is right! Let them cool slightly, then remove from the mold~~
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Let them cool completely, then enjoy~
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Here's a cross-section for everyone to see^^~ Homemade really tastes so good~ full of love~~
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This is what the teacher made in the morning, with added egg yolk. There are many variations available in the market, but it all depends on personal preference!
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A little preview! Next week we'll make mung bean pastries~~