Pine-Apple Kuchen For My Big Day

Yesterday was my big day....Yeah, my birthday! It's been a hectic day and don't even have time to celebrate my birthday this year or pamper myself with an elegant treat. Don't feel like buying a ready made cake either, but did make a quick one though. A Pineapple & Apple kuchen! Kuchen in Germany means cake. So, at least I have my cake....a simple slice of cake! So, what do you think about having a non-cream cake for your birthday? Frankly, I don't mind at all.

Ingredients for Dough :

(A)

1/4 cup lukewarm water

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 tbsp yeast

(B)

3 tbsp butter, softened

1/4 cup lukewarm milk

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tbsp lemon zest

(C)

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tspn salt

Method :

- combine ingredients (A) and leave to rest for 10 mins or untill bubbling.

- combine ingredients (B) and stir into ingredients (A) untill well mixed.

- add in ingredients (C) to form a sticky dough and let to rest for an hour or untill double in size.

- punch the dough to release air and press dough over to the pine-apple fillings.

- bake a t 170'C-175'C for about 35-40 mins.

- serve warm.

Ingredients for Pine-Apple filling :

4 large green apples, diced

a quarter fresh pineapple, diced

5 tbsp brown sugar

3/4 tbsp cinnamon powder

2 tbsp flour

- combine all ingredients except flour and simmer over low heat untill tender.

- then off the heat and stir in flour untill well mixed.

- leave cool before spreading it over to a 9" spring form tray.

Surprisingly, everyone likes it! It looks like a cake but tastes like bread. My son wallop about half of the cake and still requesting for more. Truely satisfying! I think it would probably goes well with some custard cream too! Enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! ^_^