“A mother understands what a child does not say”. How true is that! You can hide your emotions in front of the whole world but not your mom. She looks at you and bingo!!! In my case, she figures it out just by listening to the way I say 'Hello' over the phone. I actually like that.. You don't have to say anything and yet, there is someone who gets the message and even knows what to say to make you feel so much better.
Although, I didn't like it that much in my teenage days! She could easily make out if I had a fight with my best friend or even if I had a crush on someone. And then, it was followed by a lot of explanation on being careful with all those feelings. You know what I am talking about.. The age when we didn't care much about anybody or anything except for friends.
My Mom is a fighter and even though, she has been suffering a lot with chronic back and leg pain, she has always managed to take care of the family with her super energy. She loves to cook, invite friends and families to our home. She has a way to make sure we all stay connected and by all, I mean the distant relatives as well.
I have learned a lot from my Mom. I learned how to stay calm in a situation which you cannot control. I learned how to have faith in you and not get worried about what people say. I learned how to smile and not let any worry creep inside your heart. I learned how to move on and never give up! And the learning is still on ...
My mom always enjoyed baking cakes and if I was with her celebrating this day together, I would have baked a cake for her. This is a very easy cake with delicious flavor combination of pineapple and ginger. It can go even perfect with coffee or tea.
This is for you Ma and for all the wonderful, fantastic, strong, rocking, lovely and beautiful Mamas out there. Keep rocking 🙂
Pineapple Ginger Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups pineapple (pureed in a food processor)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 star anise
- 1 cup all purpose flour (plus a little extra to dust the baking pan)
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbs ginger (finely grated)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 1 tbs cinnamon powder
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup melted butter (plus a little extra to grease the baking pan)
Instructions
- In a pan, heat 2 teaspoon butter and then, add pineapple puree, brown sugar and star anise.
- We need to caramelize the pineapple. So, keep cooking in low heat until you see that it becomes light brown in color.
- Then, remove star anise from the pan, keep it aside and let it cool.
- In a bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients - egg, flour, ginger, vanilla extract, butter, milk, cinnamon and baking powder (Mix the dry ingredients first and then, mix the wet ingredients to the dry ones).
- Add caramelized pineapple to the bowl and keep whisking until the batter looks smooth with no lumps.
- Grease the baking pan and dust it with some flour.
- Pour the batter and bake it at 375 F for about 50 minutes. It should feel set when you press in the center.
Ananda Rajashekar
Oh such a lovely post Kankana, oh yes i do wonder how does mum understand, may be that why they are called mom...and wonderful cake to show ur love for her! so good 🙂
aipi
What a heart warming write up ~ loved reading it! All the moms sound so similar , loving you unconditionally no matter what!!
The cake is a stunner, a great summery n delightful combo!
US Masala
Kankana Saxena
Thanks everybody.. glad you guys liked reading it. 🙂
Swathi
Kankana, thanks for hosting and linking with Hearth and soul blog hop.
sally
What a great looking cake! The combination of pineapple and ginger sounds fantastic!
Padma
Looks super cute and very inviting.
Soma
such an inspiring post Kankana.. I miss my ma:( Love pineapple and ginger together. When I had baked mine, it became an instant favorite.. Looks beautiful.
Maria @ Scandifoodie
Yum!! This sounds so delicious, I love the idea of combining pineapple and ginger!
Anncoo
This is a pretty and healthy cake. Thanks for sharing 🙂
torviewtoronto
flavourful cake wonderful combination of pineapple and ginger delicius post 🙂
Deepa
Yes Kankana I'm Bengali 🙂 it's been ages since i made anarosher chatney....Mom's have super power...No matter how much tired or in pain they will still treat you with a smile.
Wonderful cake with great combination !!
Deepa
Treat and Trick
Great combo and it looks fantastic!
nisha
im not a big pineapple fan, but the combo with ginger sounds interesting
Dewi
I can imagine how delicious this pineapple cake is.
Ellie (Almost Bourdain)
Such a sweet post about your mom. Wonderful pineapple ginger cake recipe.
RS
Looks very fabulous 🙂
Nami @ Just One Cookbook
Hi Kankana! This cake is amazing! I actually never had pineapple (and ginger) cake before and I'm so curious now how it would taste like! This pineapple and ginger sounds very interesting combo! Great post dedicated for your mom. She must be a great bake just like you. 🙂
tasteofbeirut
I made a pineapple cake a while back and would love to make another one; this one sounds wonderful with the caramelized pineapple bits!
Sarah
wow! loved reading about your mom! And what an interesting and yummy combination - pineapple and ginger! love it!
Sanyukta
First time here..u hv a wonderful space with mouthwatering recipes n pics...
Visit mine as time permits...
And this looks so yummy n packed with lovely flavors
Sanyukta
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