Almond Cake with Roasted Pineapple and Vanilla Cream Recipe | Epicurious.com
"TREND: Roasted fruit WHO: Diane Rossen Worthington, author of The Taste of the Season: Inspired Recipes for Fall and Winter WHAT: Cooks have known for ages that roasting completely transforms meat and vegetables, taking them to new depths of flavor. Fruit is now getting the treatment, and this winter comfort dessert comes from a cookbook author who really knows about cold-weather cooking...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/4 cup blanched slivered almonds
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3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup sugar
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6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 large eggs
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6 tablespoons sour cream
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1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
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1/4 teaspoon almond extract
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1 8-ounce container crème fraîche or sour cream
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2 tablespoons powdered sugar
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1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 4 1/2-pound pineapple, peeled, quartered lengthwise, cored
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1/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
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1/3 cup (or more) pineapple juice
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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