Pineapple & Marzipan Cake (ananas-marzipankuchen)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 200 g marzipan, cut into smallish cubes
• 175 g butter, softened
• 175 g sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
• 3 eggs
• 300 g plain flour, sieved
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 (425 g) can pineapple chunks, drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190°c/375°f/gas 5.
• 2 mix butter, eggs, vanilla sugar and sugar in a mixing bowl until well combined.
• 3 add the marzipan and continue to stir until smooth.
• 4 sieve together the flour and baking powder and slowly add little by little, stirring until you have a smooth dough.
• 5 add the pineapple chunks and stir into the dough.
• 6 pour into a greased loaf pan that has been lined with baking paper.
• 7 bake for 50-65 minutes, if you feel it is getting too dark, cover with foil.
• 8 depending on your oven and the size of your loaf pan it may take longer than 65 minutes, but not to worry.
• 9 check for doneness by inserting a wooden skewer, if it comes out clean the cake is ready.
• 10 allow to cool before removing from tin.
• 11 if you want you can cover with ganache, but it's great without.