Coconut Lemon & Passionfruit Cake

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:02:11 GMT

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170°C.

Step 2

Lightly grease and flour the sides of a 27cm springform cake tin and line the base with baking paper.

Step 3

Add the coconut, coconut milk, lemon juice and zest to a bowl and leave to soak for about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Cream the butter and sugar together until thick and very pale – about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition

Step 6

Lastly, beat in the vanilla.

Step 7

Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl and whisk to combine evenly.

Step 8

Add to the creamed mixture along with the soaked coconut mixture, and stir to combine the batter evenly – it should be well mixed, but don't be too rough.

Step 9

Scrape the batter into the tin and smooth the top.

Step 10

Bake in the lower half of the oven for 85 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean - start testing at 75 minutes.

Step 11

Cool for 10 minutes in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Step 12

To make the icing, beat the butter, icing sugar and passionfruit pulp or syrup until light and fluffy.

Step 13

Add more syrup or butter if the mixture is too dry, or more icing sugar if it's too runny.

Step 14

Ice the cooled cake using a warm knife or the back of a spoon and garnish with a little shaved coconut if you like.

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