warm pineapple and coconut syrup cake

I had a look at my fridge & I could get the smell the fresh pineapple that I had picked up last week from the supermarket and thought of immediately heating my oven. I decided to bake a pineapple cake for Rohan. I remembered once my friend Deepali had mentioned about a pineapple cake she had baked. I rang her and noted the ingredients. She had used coconut milk and a pineapple tin. I made a slight variation of using pure milk with coconut essence and fresh pineapple that was indeed very sweet. I also thought making and drizzling warm pineapple syrup to give it a rich taste

Pineapple and coconut syrup cake

Ingredients
1 cup plain flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
1tsp Baking powder
1tsp Baking Soda
½ cup milk
2 Eggs
3 tblsp olive oil
1 cup of finely chopped fresh pineapple
¾ cup castor sugar
½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
½ tsp coconut essence
½ cup raisins

Pineapple syrup
¼ cup castor sugar
½ cup water
½ cup fresh pineapple puree
¼ tsp yellow colour ( optional)
½ tsp cornflour dissolved 1tbslp of water

Method

1- Preheat at 180 ‘C . Grease the baking tray.
2- Beat eggs and sugar until light and creamy
3- Add olive oil and milk and mix until well incorporated
4- Shift flours and add baking powder and baking soda
5- Fold in the flours until the mixture is smooth.
6- Add chopped pineapple and raisins.
7- Sprinkle half of the shredded coconut on the greased tray
8- Spoon the batter and then sprinkle the left over shredded coconut on the batter
9- Bake for 30 min until golden brown

Pineapple Syrup

Combine water and sugar on sauce pan and stir over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
1- Add pineapple puree and boil for 3 to 4 mins
2- Finally add corn flour paste and simmer for 1 min, until thickened.
3- Drizzle the warm syrup over the cake and serve