Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dark flour
  • 1/2 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 cup strong flour
  • 1/3 cup light muscovado sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 850 ml crushed pineapple in juice (490 g net weight)
  • 80 g walnuts, chopped
  • Frosting
  • 115 g butter, softened
  • 250 g cream cheese, softened
  • 250 g powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence

Method

  • Mix the dry ingredients.
  • Add in the eggs, pineapple along with its juice, and walnuts. Stir just until moistened.
  • Pour into a 23 x 33 cm baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Take the cake out of the oven and cool completely.
  • Meanwhile make frosting: combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla essence. Beat until smooth and shiny.
  • Frost cake using all the frosting.