Pineapple Upside Down Mini Mud Cake In Pineapple Reduction
Combining my favorite flavor, Pineapple, with a classic and a favorite of the rest of the 98 % population of the world, Chocolate.
Ingredients
- 200 gm Condensed Milk
- 100 gm Refined flour
- 25 gm Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 60 gm Dark Chocolate grated
- 50 gm Butter
- 4 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- a slices Pineapple tinned
- 2 tbsp Sugar brown
- Pineapple 1 cup tinned pineapple sugar syrup for the reduction
- 2 slices Pineapple grinded to smooth paste canned
- 1 tsp Corn Flour or water dissolved in water
- 1 tbsp Condensed Milk
Instructions
- Squeeze out the sugar syrup from 4 pineapple slices gently.
- Dab with tissue papers to remove as much moisture as possible.
- Take 4 ovenproof small bowls or ramekins.
- Grease them lightly.
- Sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar ( brown ) in the base.
- Place the pineapple slices and a glazed cherry in the center.
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Now, Take the chocolate, condensed milk, milk/water, butter in a pan.
- Heat on low flame till the chocolate melts.
- Do not bring to a boil, just warm so that the chocolate starts melting.
- Keep aside to cool down a bit.
- Add the vanilla essence.
- Sift the cocoa powder, maida, baking soda and baking powder twice.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and whisk gently to bring everything together.
- Pour over the pineapple slices.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or till done.
- Check with a toothpick and remove.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before de moulding by inverting on a wire rack.
- To prepare the reduction, Place a pan on low heat and add the pineapple syrup and the condensed milk.
- Let simmer for a bit.
- Add the pineapple puree.
- Lastly add the cornflour mixture.
- Whisk till everything comes together.
- Shut off the flame and let cool completely.
- To serve, place the mini cakes in individual dessert plates and drizzle with the pineapple sauce.
Notes
Though the combination is unusual, it really does come together quite well
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