Ginger, Coconut And Pineapple Cake
- 14 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups self raising flour
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- powdered sugar for dusting
- 12 ounces cherries pitted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup port
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Lightly grease and line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
- Beat butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in ginger and vanilla.
- Sift combined flours into a bowl. Fold into butter mixture with lime juice. Spoon batter into prepared pan, smoothing top.
- Bake 50-55 mins, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, for the port cherries, place cherries, sugar and wine in a medium saucepan on low heat. Cook 10 mins, stirring often, until cherries soften slightly and syrup thickens.
- Dust cooled cake with powdered sugar. Slice and serve with port cherries and syrup.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Ginger_-Coconut-and-Pineapple-Cake-1405753 (may not work)