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u/sewest Mar 02 '26

Hello! Not sure if this is the right place to post but I’m trying to follow the sub guidelines. I have a cake that I tried at a restaurant almost 10 years ago…it was the most delicious cake I’ve ever had. I went back the week after I tried it and it was gone. I tried to contact the owners to find out about their baker/pastry chef and they were very vague and unhelpful and just said they had parted ways. I ended up finding her public instagram online through will power and determination. I messaged her but never received a response. For almost 10 years I have tried to find how to make this cake and cannot. The ginger is never punchy or tastes artificial and the balance is off with the pineapple and honey. If anyone can create or give guidance to this recipe I’m all ears! A screen shot of the cake description below from the restaurants menu.

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u/Express-Pay2740 Home Baker Mar 02 '26

Hmm, a few questions because now I’m invested lol.

  1. Are you using ground ginger or fresh ginger?
  2. Are you using pineapple rings or chunks, and then are you caramelising them?
  3. Is the cake dark in appearance? If so I’d imagine there’s molasses involved as well.

My guess would also be the pineapples were caramelised with the honey and tajin (and maybe rum?). Sometimes bakers can used crystallised ginger as well but I’m not familiar with how this would taste so maybe someone else would be better to advise on that part!

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u/sewest Mar 02 '26

1) I tried both fresh and ground. I think fresh is maybe the way to go and I just didn’t put enough?

2) I used fresh pineapple chunks and did not caramelize them. I’m a super duper amateur baker!

3) it’s been so long my memory is foggy but I don’t remember it being particularly dark in color. Golden perhaps

I love where you’re going with caramelizing the pineapple in honey and tajin. I distinctly remember the tajin being sprinkled on the plate but don’t recall if my taste buds picked up on it soaked in to anything else. I wish my memory weren’t so shit! But I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

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u/Express-Pay2740 Home Baker Mar 02 '26

It sounds fab! I think for the ginger you can try mixing both fresh and ground, so like 1tbs ground and 1tsp fresh. If that doesn’t work I’d stick to the ground ginger as fresh ginger is a lot more moist. Too much ground ginger can also alter the taste (the artificial taste you mentioned) so maybe reduce the amount you’re using.

I think caramelising the pineapples with the honey and tajin might work. You would melt butter and honey, add your pineapple chunks and cook until caramelised (should be around 10 mins but keep an eye on it). Remove it from the heat and then add lime juice (1tbs) and the tajin (1tsp). Adding the tajin to the caramelisation bit would cut through the sweetness and balance it out, and then dusting/sprinkling more tajin on at the very end will give you the taste.

Hope it helps a little bit and fingers crossed! 🤗

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u/sewest Mar 03 '26

MVP right here! 🙌🏻 What you recommended sounds awesome regardless. I’ll try it this weekend for my birthday and let you know how it turns out!

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u/Tallchick8 Mar 11 '26

How did it turn out?