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Granadilla Coconut Cake
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Granadilla Coconut Cake

Course Dessert

Ingredients

  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp granadilla (passionfruit) pulp
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • ¾ cup organic sugar
  • 1 cup + 1 tbsp cake flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • ½ cup unsweetened coconut

Granadilla Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 ounces (115 g) cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2 ounces (55 g) butter, room temperature
  • 4 cups (500 g) icing sugar
  • 3 tbsp granadilla (passionfruit) pulp, save 1 tbsp for topping

Instructions

For the Cake Mixture

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F
  • Warm the milk in a small saucepan and stir in the oil and the granadilla pulp. Set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs until pale.
  • Add the sugar a few tablespoons at a time mixing well between each addition. Beat until fluffy and light in colour, about 10 minutes.
  • Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt together.
  • Stir the flour mixture and the milk mixture into the egg mixture alternately, mixing until a batter forms.
  • Finally stir in the vanilla and coconut.
  • Grease a loaf pan and line with parchment paper sling.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool inside the pan, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool down completely before spreading the frosting over the top of the loaf and finish with 1 tbsp granadilla pulp.

Granadilla Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Slowly beat in the icing sugar until combined. Lastly add the granadilla pulp and stir well.