This cake was always kept in the freezer by my grandma in case of unplanned visitors. a tasty deviation from the traditional bar or square dessert dish. If desired, garnish with icing sugar dusted over top.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 55 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch cake |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained and juice reserved
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup white sugar
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or your hands until coarse crumbs form.
- Whisk milk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Add to flour mixture and knead until just combined, adding a little more flour if too wet or a little more milk if too dry. Divide the dough into thirds; 2/3 will be for the bottom, save 1/3 for the top.
- Roll 2/3 the dough out onto a lightly floured surface into an 11×15-inch rectangle. Place dough into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan, making sure it comes at least halfway up the sides.
- Combine pineapple and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, pour reserved pineapple juice into a bowl and add cornstarch; stir until dissolved. Add to the saucepan and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and let filling cool in the refrigerator, about 15 minutes.
- Scrape filling onto the bottom dough in the baking pan and smooth out.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Roll remaining 1/3 dough out onto a lightly floured surface into a 9×13-inch rectangle. Roll the dough onto the rolling pin and unroll on top of the pineapple filling, making sure edges of the dough reach the edges of the pan.
- Combine flour and sugar in a small bowl. Add vanilla extract and cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle streusel topping over dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack. Cut into 24 squares.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 168 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 28 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 97 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |