Name: Passionfruit teacake
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 80 g butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ⅔ cup (150g) (caster sugar; 1 egg; 1 cup (!50g) self-raising flour; ½ cup (140g) Greek-style yoghurt; 1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind; 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut; ¼ cup passionfruit pulp; Passionfruit icing; ½ cup (80g) icing sugar; 2 tablespoons passionfruit pulp

Passionfruit teacake

With an added swirl of coconut and passionfruit through the centre, it's a real treat for lovers of the fruit.

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Serves 8

Cook

1H 15M

This light and summery passionfruit tea cake is topped with a sweet and fruity icing.

Ingredients

80 g butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

⅔ cup (150g) (caster sugar

1 egg

1 cup (!50g) self-raising flour

½ cup (140g) Greek-style yoghurt

1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind

2 tablespoons desiccated coconut

¼ cup passionfruit pulp

Passionfruit icing

½ cup (80g) icing sugar

2 tablespoons passionfruit pulp

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 10cm x 24cm loaf pan (inside top measurement); line base and long sides with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm over sides.

Beat butter, vanilla, sugar and egg in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in sifted flour, yoghurt and rind.

Spread half the mixture into prepared pan; sprinkle with coconut and spoon over passionfruit pulp. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining batter on top; smooth top.

Bake for about 45 minutes or until skewer inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Stand cake in pan for 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack to cool.

Sift icing sugar into a small bowl; stir in passionfruit until smooth.

Drizzle the cooled loaf with the passionfruit icing.

Suitable to freeze without icing. Not suitable to microwave.
Note

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Styling by Michele Cranston

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