← Back to Taiwan
Pineapple Cake
Taiwan
Taiwan's most gifted food. In the Chinese word for pineapple, the character for prosperity appears. The cakes are a wedding gift staple.
Buttery shortbread pastry encasing a chewy pineapple jam filling — Taiwan's most famous souvenir food, bought in thousands of boxes at airports.
Prep
30 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
425 kcal
Serves
16
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gplain flour
200gbutter, softened
100gicing sugar
2egg yolks
1 tspvanilla
400gpineapple jam, thick
Method
1
Beat butter and icing sugar. Add egg yolks and vanilla. Add flour. Form dough. Chill 30 minutes.
2
Wrap portions of pineapple jam in portions of dough.
3
Shape into rectangular cubes. Bake at 170°C for 15 minutes until lightly golden.
Chef's Tip
The pineapple jam must be very thick — wet jam makes the pastry soggy.
Couldn't load comments right now — please refresh.
Leave a Comment
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
You may also like
More recipes you might enjoy
Some recipe photos courtesy of Openverse and Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under Creative Commons licenses.