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Passionberry pound cake

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Servings: 1 cake
Author: recipe adapted slightly from [url href="http://figjamandlimecordial.com/2012/04/10/food-processor-pound-cakes/" target="_blank"]Fig Jam and Lime Cordial[/url]

Ingredients

Cake

  • 250 g 9oz self-raising flour
  • 250 g 9oz butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 250 g 9oz caster (superfine) sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 medium passionfruit
  • 5 medium strawberries

Icing

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 medium passionfruit
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoon plain Greek yoghurt

Instructions

  • Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 160C (320F) fan-forced.
  • Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and whiz them together until they are combined and light.
  • Scrape the sides down into the bowl then add the eggs, vanilla, passionfruit and strawberries.
  • Whiz until everything is well combined.
  • Scrape down the sides again and then with the motor running, add the flour one tablespoon at a time until you have added 4 then slowly add the rest of the flour.
  • Blitz it just until the flour is mixed in. Don't over-beat it.
  • Spread the batter into the cake tin.
  • Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Leave to rest in the tin for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Meanwhile make the icing.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter until soft then add the icing sugar.
  • Mix until the icing sugar is no longer powdery then add the yoghurt and half the passionfruit. Continue to mix until it is light and fluffy and a spreadable consistency.
  • Place ¼ of a cup of icing sugar on a plate. Pick up the cake with one hand on the bottom and one on the top and roll the sides in the icing sugar, pressing down to make it stick.
  • Shake off any excess and place the cake on a serving platter.
  • Spread the icing over the top and drizzle with the remaining passionfruit.
  • Serve at room temperature.
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