Name: Passionfruit baba
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 150 gram butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 2 cup self-raising flour; 3/4 cup milk; 1/2 cup passionfruit pulp (see notes); 1/2 453g tub vanilla frosting

Ingredients

150 gram butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest

2 eggs, at room temperature

2 cup self-raising flour

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup passionfruit pulp (see notes)

1/2 453g tub vanilla frosting

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 21cm (base measurement) baba cake pan.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar. zest, eggs, flour and milk in a large bowl, on low speed, until combined. Increase speed to medium. Beat for 2 minutes or until mixture is smooth and combined. Stir in 1/3 cup of the passionfruit pulp.

3.Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Remove from oven. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

4.Trim base of cake to sit flat. Transfer cake to serving plate. Stir half the remaining passionfruit into frosting. Spread frosting over top of cooled cake. Drizzle with remaining passionfruit.

You will need 4-5 passionfruit for this recipe.
Note

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