I like to experiment with my baking to find the perfect gluten-free recipes. Sometimes it works and works really well, other times....well, just blah!
I love Passion Fruit because it only takes a small amount to add a tangy, sweet flavour to cakes and basically it smells and tastes gorgeous!
The passion fruit is round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds.The fruit is both eaten and juiced; passion fruit juice is often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma. Source
The recipe for Passion Fruit, Almond and Yoghurt Cake
- 1¼ cups of self raising gluten free flour (I use Orgran Self Raising Gluten Free Flour)
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder - gluten free
- ¾ cup of almond meal
- 150g of Greek natural yoghurt
- 125g of caster sugar
- ½ cup of canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 6 passion fruits - 4 for the cake and 2 for the topping (or you could use 100g of canned Passion Fruit if they are not in season where you live.)
- Preheat oven 180 degrees
- In a bowl mix together the gluten free flour, almond meal and baking powder.
- In another bowl mix together the eggs, oil, yoghurt, sugar and the passionfruit Add the egg mixture to the flour bowl and mix together.
- Pour into a baking tin, lined with baking paper and cook for 45 mins. (I love the way the fruit gives a vibrant yellow colour to the cake and the yoghurt gives a smooth, moist texture.)
I think the best way to eat this cake is not topped with icing but simply topped with Passion Fruit. The Passion Fruit gradually soaks into the cake and adds a little more flavour and tang.
You might like to strain your fruit in a strainer, (if you don't like the seeds) but a few seeds adds a little bit of crunch!
Isabelle Thornton
Sounds so good! Thanks so much for linking on Monday! Just shared directly on Twitter. XOXO
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Anonymous
This looks really yummy! Thanks for sharing!
-Cindy
Becky
Thank you so much for this fabulously easy cake. I'm not a great baker but this turned out fabulous! I felt like a proper Nigela passing it out at a picnic with friends. Everyone loved it!
Barb
That’s great Becky or should I say “Nigela”. So glad it was a hit!! 😀