Hawaiian Tea Cake
Week 30
Theme: Baked
Cookbook Used: Cakes
Author: Country Women’s Association
I haven’t really done much baking since Hamsley and I moved in together. This is due to the fact that, there is only two of us and I don’t want to fatten us up. Also mainly because of my crap oven! After a few months of getting to know it, I now know why my three batches of macarons failed. The temperature is fifty degrees hotter at the top than the bottom. NOW I’m cooking things towards the bottom… so far so good. I’ll let you know how I go as I intend on baking more again! My aunty who has been cooking with a similar oven told me for 25+ years she has been cooking by sight and not by time. I took this advice and tried making this delicious sounding tea cake.
Miss A had raved about the Country Women’s Association books, and when I saw the cake book on sale at a discount book stand, I snagged myself a copy. Miss A had made the malteser cake and said it was delicious, so I thought I’d try the Hawaiian tea cake. I love pineapple, and all I had to do was whip open a can from the pantry!
The cake mix seemed really dry, so I added more milk and some pineapple juice, to a consistency I was happy with.
I used my family as the taste testers, although I warned them it might not be very good due to my oven. Luckily it was a success. I ideally would have served it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The pineapple and cinnamon together made a delicious combination, and I’ll be making this one again.
Hawaiian Tea Cake
Lindy Cleeland, Orielton Branch, Tasmania (from the Country Women’s Association)
1/4 cup softened butter 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup self-raising flour pinch of salt 2 tablespoons milk1/2 cup well-drained pineapple
topping 2 teaspoons butter 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon2 teaspoons sugar
1. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease a 20cm sandwich tin.
2. Cream butter and sugar, then gradually add the egg. Sift flour and salt and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
3. Spread mixture in prepared tin and arrange pineapple on top.
4. Bake for approximately 20 minutes. When cooked, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with the combined cinnamon and sugar.
Serves 8.
penny aka jeroxie
Looks awesome! Getting to know the oven is such a good tip. I think I am finally getting to know mine… 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
yay!!! *high 5*
kristy @ ksayerphotography
Ooh yum, this looks good Shellie! a perfect spring/summery cake
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks! I love the food this time of year brings 🙂
Leah
I love the CWA! There cakes and scones etc are fantastic.
Love the tea cake, sounds so yum with pineapple.
Iron Chef Shellie
I can’t wait to try more CWA recipes 🙂
Ladybird
Nothing like a freshly baked tea cake.. the smell is incredible and I absolutely adore that cinnamon topping!
Iron Chef Shellie
soooooo true!
Hannah
That looks glorious! I’m actually not a huge fan of cakes in general, but throw in cinnamon and I’ll be champing at the bit 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
I just adore cinnamon!
delicieux
I LOVE tea cake and I love pineapple and this looks like a huge winner!! I will have to make this on the weekend!!!
Iron Chef Shellie
Hope it turns out well! Pineapple is always a favorite of mine!
Anna Johnston
I know this recipe…, its an oldie but a goldie. I too have some of the CWA cookbooks (along with an embarrassingly large number of other cookbooks I might add).
Great little recipe this.
Iron Chef Shellie
haha I have far too many cookbooks for my lifetime 😛
Conor @ HoldtheBeef
Gotta love a crunchy topping! Would be so good with ice cream 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
mmmmmm ice cream 😛
Sarah
Ooh this looks really good! Sometimes the old recipes are the best – so simple and yummy.
Iron Chef Shellie
So true! classics are classics for a reason!
Gabriel Hummel
mmmmmmmmmmm
You had me at Hawaiian darling.
Iron Chef Shellie
lol…. mmmmm me too 😛
My Restaurants Melbourne
it took me a while to work out my oven too. but once you do, its amazing at what a difference it makes
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks! I have faith now 🙂
Allan
Thats terrible…50degrees difference???? hopefully you can “get the hang” of it =P
Iron Chef Shellie
it’s ridiculous!! I hope so too! made an awesome chiffon cake in it once before!
Nancy/SpicieFoodie
Wow sorry for the oven, but at least you’ve got it figured out now. The cake looks absolutely scrumptious. I also don’t bake often for the same reason, but this cake may just have to go on my list. Well done!
Iron Chef Shellie
My next kitchen will have a proper oven!! REQUIREMENT!! 😛
cathy x.
it makes me think of a giant cinnamon donut for some reason… 😛