Pineapple - Apple Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 2:49pm

Ingredients




1 cup Unsweetened coconut flakes, * see note
1/2 cup Unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained & diced
3/4 cup Apple, peeled, cored and diced
1/4 cup Walnuts, choped
1/2 cup Unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained and diced
3 Extralarge eggs, or 6 whites
 cup Plus 1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups Unsweetened apple juice, concentrate
3 teaspoons Cinnamon, be generous
2 cups Plus 2 Tbsp. flour
2 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda

Preparation

1 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 13 X9 X 2 inch baking pan. 2 2. To Make the topping: In a medium sized bowl place coconut and premoisten. Stir and set aside. 3 3. Dice pineapple and measure out 1/2 cup, place in hand strainer over a small bowl and press lightly with a spoon to reduce moiture content. Set aside to drain. 4 4. Combine apple and coconut, add cinnamon and chopped nuts, stir in drained pineapple and mix well; set aside. 5 5. To Make Batter: Measure out a generous half cup, dice and drain as above; set aside. 6 6. In a large bowl combine ggs, oil and apple juice concentrate, beat for 1 minute. 7 7. Add drained pineapple and stir; then mix in cinnamon. Add flour a little at a time, stirring after each addition, and then beat well by hand for at least 2 minutes. 8 8. Stir in baking soda quickly and then mix 28-20 beats, immediately pour into prepared pan. 9 9. Using your hands, sprinkle topping over batter and then bake 28-29 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. 10 10. Remove pan from oven and place on a wire rack until completely cooled. 11 NOTES :* Coconut flakes should be premoistened with 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. vegetable oil and 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. water. Can freeze.