Secret Ingredients
- 6 ounces butter
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 4 eggs (separated)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups pineapple slices (diced)
- 1 cup brazil nut (chopped)
- 1 sponge cake, already baked (i use a store bought, lemon sponge, box cake i think the lemon gives a better flavour than a plain)
- 2 cups whipped cream
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Directions
- Cut the cake into one inch thick slices.
- Cream butter and icing sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition and scraping the sides.
- Add vanilla, pineapple and brazil nuts.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but moist and fold into mixture gently.
- Place a layer of cake in a dish, then a layer of pineapple-butter mixture; continue to layer until all the cake and mixture are used up, ending with the pineapple mixture.
- Cover with foil and freeze for 24 hours.
- When ready to use take out and thaw for a 10 minutes. Garnish with whipped cream, a maraschino cherry and sprig of mint,or candied orange pieces -- whatever suits you.
- Variation: drained peaches or ripe mangoes could be substituted for the pineapple. I have only ever made it with pineapple.
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