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    Passionfruit Pound Cake


    Source of Recipe


    K.arlette2011

    List of Ingredients




    Passionfruit Pound Cake


    1 1/2 cups of cake flour
    2 1/2 tsp of baking powder
    1 tsp of salt
    3/4 cup (6oz) of unsalted butter, room temperature
    1 1/2 cups of low-fat ricotta cheese
    1 1/2 cups of white sugar
    1 Tbsp of finely grated lemon zest
    3 large eggs, room temperature
    Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean
    Passionfruit Icing
    250 grams (1 stick) of low-fat Philadelphia cream cheese
    1/2 cup of icing sugar
    4 Tbsp of fresh or canned passionfruit pulp

    Special equipment:

    9" loaf pan

    Recipe




    Preparation:
    Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C).

    Grease the loaf pan with a little butter.

    Set aside.

    Split the vanilla bean and use the tip of a sharp knife to scrape out the seeds into a small bowl.

    Set aside.

    In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt.

    Set aside.

    In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter, ricotta, lemon zest and sugar on medium speed until smooth and light for about 2 minutes.

    Use a wooden spoon to gently beat the eggs into the ricotta mixture, one at a time, making sure they're well combined before adding the next egg.

    Make sure you scrape down the sides of the bowl.

    Add the vanilla seeds to the batter and stir gently to combine.

    Using the wooden spoon, gradually mix in the dry ingredients until combined.

    Pour the batter into the greased pan and use a spatula to smooth the top.

    Bake the cake for 15 minutes, then turn the pan 180 degrees

    Make sure it browns evenly.

    Bake for another 10 minutes then lower the heat to 325F (150C) and bake for 30 minutes.

    Test the cake by inserting a tooth pick into the center. If it comes out clean, it's ready.

    Remove cake from oven and allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

    Carefully invert cake onto the rack to cool completely.

    Meanwhile, prepare the passionfruit icing.

    In a medium bowl combine the cream cheese, icing sugar and passionfruit pulp.

    Beat with the electric mixer on a medium speed until smooth and creamy.

    Once the cake is cooled, spread on passionfruit icing, slice and serve.

 

 

 


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