PINEAPPLE RUM TRIFLE CAKE

Pineapple Rum Trifle Cake image

Categories Cake Rum Food Processor Mixer Dessert Bake Easter Pineapple Pistachio Spring Chill Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield Serves 6 generously

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

For cake layer
parchment paper
1/4 cup (1 1/2 ounces) shelled natural pistachios or blanched almonds
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
two 20-ounce cans unsweetened crushed pineapple
rum sabayon
1 cup well-chilled heavy cream
2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:

Make cake layer:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil bottom and sides of a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan and line bottom and sides with parchment paper.
In a food processor finely grind nuts with flour and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs and sugar until thick and pale and mixture forms a ribbon when beaters are lifted (about 10 minutes with a standing mixer or about 15 with a hand-held mixer). Fold flour mixture into egg mixture gently but thoroughly. Spread batter evenly in jelly-roll pan and bake in middle of oven until golden and springs back when lightly touched, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool cake layer in pan on a rack. Cake layer may be made 3 days ahead and kept wrapped well in plastic wrap at cool room temperature.
In a food processor pulse undrained pineapple 3 seconds. Drain pineapple in a sieve set over a bowl (you will have about 2 cups) and reserve juice for another use.
Assemble trifle cake:
Invert cake layer onto a work surface and peel off parchment. With a long serrated knife trim layer to form a 14 x 7-inch rectangle, reserving trimmings. Halve rectangle crosswise to form two 7-inch squares and carefully halve squares horizontally (for a total of four 7-inch squares). Horizontally halve reserved trimmings.
Put 1 square on a cake plate. With a spatula spread 1/2 cup pineapple evenly over square. Top pineapple with 1/2 cup sabayon, spreading evenly. Make more layers in same manner with remaining 3 squares, pineapple, and sabayon, ending with sabayon. Piece together enough reserved trimmings to form a fifth square over sabayon. Chill cake, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream with sugar until it just holds soft peaks and with a spatula spread whipped cream over top and sides of cake. Cake may be fully assembled 1 day ahead and chilled in a cake keeper or covered with an inverted bowl. Bring cake to room temperature before serving (about 30 minutes).