Name: TAIWAN PINEAPPLE AND ROSE FILLED CAKE recipe by Ruchi Bhatia at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Butter 1/2 Cup; Powdered sugar 20 grams; Condensed milk 30 grams; All purpose Flour 250 grams; Corn flour 50 grams; Pinch of salt; Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon; Soda 1/4 teaspoon; Egg yolks whisked 2; FOR PINEAPPLE FILLING (get around 350 pineapple filling ); Fresh pineapples 1; Sugar 110 grams; Pinch of salt; Corn syrup 1 teaspoon; FOR ROSE FILLING; Rose petals 150 grams; Sugar 300 grams; Water 1/2 cup; Rose water 1 tablespoon; Butter 1 teaspoon

ABOUT TAIWAN PINEAPPLE AND ROSE FILLED CAKE RECIPE

pineapple cake is one of Taiwan’s top selling souvenirs. Tourists visiting from Japan, China, and Singapore are truly, madly, and deeply in love with these miniature pastries. These fresh sweet and tangy pastries are really really refreshing and delicious. However I tried to make my own desi creation also by adding rose petals mixture, and trust me it's equally tasty.

Ingredients Serving: 10

Butter 1/2 Cup
Powdered sugar 20 grams
Condensed milk 30 grams
All purpose Flour 250 grams
Corn flour 50 grams
Pinch of salt
Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
Soda 1/4 teaspoon
Egg yolks whisked 2
FOR PINEAPPLE FILLING (get around 350 pineapple filling )
Fresh pineapples 1
Sugar 110 grams
Pinch of salt
Corn syrup 1 teaspoon
FOR ROSE FILLING
Rose petals 150 grams
Sugar 300 grams
Water 1/2 cup
Rose water 1 tablespoon
Butter 1 teaspoon

Instructions

MAKING PINEAPPLE FILLING -:
Firstly cut the crown and the stem off and then peel the skins and clean the small holes.
Get the pure fruit out and finely minced pineapple
Strain the mixture to remove the extra juice. This step will speed of the filling making process.
Transfer the mixture to a pan; add sugar and heat over medium fire. Keep stirring in the process. After several minutes, there is lots of liquid in the pan. Continue frying in the pan until the liquid is almost evaporated.
Mix the corn syrup in and reduce the fire to slowest fire. Keep heating until the pineapple cubes becomes transparent. (The whole process may need 30-40 minutes)
Wait for several minutes and then divide them into 26 equal portions (each one around 15g). Place in refrigerator and then you can shape them into balls
STEPS FOR MAKING CAKE
In a stand mixer, add butter and sugar and cream the mixture until light and fluffy(around 6-8 minutes).
And then add egg and condensed milk. Mix until all of the ingredients are well combined.
Add salt and flour in. Combine to form dough and set in refrigerator for around 40 minutes.
Then divide the dough into 26 equal pieces. Wrap the shell with pineapple or rose filling and then press into the mould. Bake for 25 minutes.
METHOD FOR MAKING ROSE FILLING
Add all the ingredients in a nonstick pan ,cook it on slow flame till petals become very soft and sticky.
Add 1 teaspoon butter and continue to stir for another 5 minutes
Cool it and make balls. Rest of the procedure is same.

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