Name: Feijoa and apple upside-down cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 175 gram Countdown Butter, softened; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 6 - 9 large feijoas, peeled and halved lengthwise; 1 small apple, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes; 3/4 cup Countdown Caster Sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 eggs, at room temperature; 1/2 cup ground almonds; 1 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted; 2 teaspoon baking powder; yoghurt, ice cream or whipped cream, to serve

Feijoa and apple upside-down cake

Because feijoa and apple seasons coincide, it seems only right to pop them both into one cake! They work well in this moist upside-down cake recipe from Nici Wickes

Serves 8

Prep

25M

Cook

55M

Total

1H 20M

This recipe first appeared in New Zealand Woman’s Weekly.

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Ingredients

175 gram Countdown Butter, softened

1/3 cup brown sugar

6 – 9 large feijoas, peeled and halved lengthwise

1 small apple, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes

3/4 cup Countdown Caster Sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 eggs, at room temperature

1/2 cup ground almonds

1 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted

2 teaspoon baking powder

yoghurt, ice cream or whipped cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 22cm round cake tin and line the base with baking paper.

2.Melt 50g of the butter. Drizzle over the base of the tin and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange the feijoa, cut-side down, to cover the base. Put the apple pieces into the gaps between the feijoas.

3.Cream the remaining 125g butter, caster sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each.

4.Gently fold in the ground almonds, flour and baking powder. Spoon the batter over the fruit and smooth with the back of a wet spoon.

5.Bake for 45-55 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Rest for 10-15 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate. Remove the paper and serve with yoghurt, ice cream or whipped cream.

Use sliced pears or banana pieces when feijoa season finishes.

Note

Nici Wickes

Ingredients

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