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Pineapple Pastry

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                                        When I was a kid, every Saturday, my mom used to take me to Hanuman Temple. And on the way back, we used to stop many times in Monginis, a popular chain of bakeries which was very famous some 20 years back. This cake shop had many pastries and cakes. The pastries which were most popular back then were Black forest pastry and Pineapple pastry. They were delicious.          Nowadays, many bakeries have sprung,, many more international and national brands are available. But this pineapple pastry takes me back to my childhood....   Ingredients: A) Basic sponge cake       Please find the recipe here B) For the frosting 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream ½ cup Confectioner’s sugar 1 Cup Pineapple chunks few cherries colorful sprinkles  C) For the syrup: 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp Powdered sugar ½ to ¾ cup Ice-cold water/ drained syrup from canned pineapple Method: A) For the Basic Fat Free Sponge cake           Cool completely befor