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Granny's "Million Dollar" Cake from Vallery Lomas Is the Perfect Potluck Dessert
'The Great American Baking Show' winner Vallery Lomas shares her recipe for Granny's Million Dollar Cake. It's the perfect potluck dessert!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m👤 Micaela Bahn📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●saucepan
- ●blender
- ●food processor
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the pineapple filling: In a blender or food processor, blend the pineapple on low until the consistency of applesauce, about ⏱️ 30 seconds. Transfer to a small saucepan, add the sugar, and heat over low until the sugar dissolves, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
2
Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350° and place a rack in the middle of the oven. Spray three 8-inch cake pans with baking spray.
3
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-low speed until creamy, about ⏱️ 30 seconds. With the mixer running, pour the sugar in a steady stream. Continue to beat on medium-low speed until incorporated, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium and continue to beat until light, fluffy and pale, 2 to 3 more minutes.
5
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated before adding the next, about ⏱️ 2 minutes in total. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add the vanilla and almond extracts.
large eggs, room temperature4
6
Reduce the mixer speed to low and add one-third of the flour mixture, mixing until just a few streaks of flour remain. Add half the milk and mix until combined. If the batter appears broken, don't worry—the next bit of flour will bring it back together. Add half the remaining flour mixture and continue to mix on low speed, just until no streaks of flour remain. Add the remaining 1/2 cup milk, continuing mixing on low, then add the remaining flour mixture. Mix until the flour is integrated, using a rubber spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans and smooth the top.
7
Bake until the cake layers are golden on top and a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, about ⏱️ 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for ⏱️ 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto the cooling rack to cool.
8
While the layers are on the cooling rack, spread half the pineapple filling on one layer and the remaining filling on a second layer. (The third layer won't get any pineapple on top.) Let cool completely.
9
Make the cream cheese frosting: Add the cream cheese, butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the ingredients come together, then increase the speed to medium and mix until creamy, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
10
Place one layer with pineapple filling on a cake plate, pineapple side up. Set the second layer with pineapple filling on top of the first. Then add the final plain layer, placing it upside down on top so that the bottom of the cake, the most even side, faces up (this gives you a nice, flat surface to frost). Use a spatula to frost the top and sides of the cake with the cream cheese frosting. Let the frosting set, then enjoy.
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