Pineapple Slice

https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipes/pineapple-slice-recipe-2/d39gck5f

Ingredients

Cake base: 40 g butter; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 cup self-raising flour sifted

Custard filling: 440 g (crushed) canned pineapple drained reserve liquid; 1/4 cup custard powder

Icing: 2 cups milk; 1/3 cup cornflour; 1 tbs sugar; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 cup desiccated coconut toasted

Method

Cake base: Preheat oven to 180C and lightly grease a 20 x 30cm slice pan.

Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Fold in sifted flour.

Pour mixture into a prepared pan.

Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool in pan.

Custard filling: Combine pineapple juice and custard powder in a medium saucepan until smooth.

Stir over medium heat until boiling.

Add pineapple. Simmer for approximately 5 minutes or until thick. Spread over cooled cake, refrigerate until firm.

Icing: Combine milk, cornflour, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan until smooth.

Stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes or until boiling and thickened. Allow to cool.

Spread over chilled custard, sprinkle with lightly toasted coconut. Chill until firm.

Pineapple relish

1 pineapple, peeled and diced; 1 red chili, seeded and diced; 2 green apples peeled, cored and diced; 1 cup sultanas; 1 cup white wine vinegar; ½ cup brown sugar; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp salt

Mix together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool for a minute. Then spoon the mixture into clean, dry glass jars and leave the lids unfastened. Let the chutney cool down completely before fastening the lids. Refrigerate for a longer shelf life.

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