Pineapple Cream Pastry

                                                        Pineapple Cream Pastry

Ingredients for sponge

Eggs 4

Caster sugar 4 ounce

Flour 4 ounce

Baking powder 1 tsp

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Ingredients for filling

Pineapple tidbits 1 can

Icing sugar 2 ounce

Fresh cream whipped 12 ounces

Pineapple syrup ½ cup

Cherries as required

Method for sponge

Beat 4 eggs and 4 ounce sugar till light and fluffy, add 1 tsp vanilla essence, fold in the sieved 4 ounce flour and 1 tsp baking powder mixture, spread mixture on a well greased 9x9 inches square pan, bake for 25 minutes in a preheated oven of 180 degree C. remove and cool, cut cakes into halves from centre, brush with ½ cup pineapple syrup, spread with 12 ounce whipped cream, top with 1 can pineapple chunks, cover with second half of sponge. Brush with pineapple syrup, top cake with whipped cream, cut into pastries; decorate with swirls of fresh cream, pineapple cubes and cherries, serve chilled.