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Passionfruit and Ginger Cake

June 18, 2014 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

Over the fence between our house and the neighbour’s, a passionfruit vine scrambles. It’s growing in Mark’s garden, but this year we’ve benefited from these gorgeous purple fruits ripening on our side…

I wanted to try incorporating them into my new tea cake. Like many of our recipes, it’s gradually evolving – this time I reduced the sugar by 20% (Pete liked it so much that I’ve amended the original recipe) and whipped the whole thing up in the food processor (although it works equally well in the mixer as per our original instructions).

  • 250g unsalted butter, soft but not melted
  • 200g caster (superfine) sugar
  • 4 large free range eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used homemade)
  • 150g self-raising flour
  • 150g almond meal
  • 5 passionfruits
  • ginger syrup

1. Preheat oven to 160C with fan and line a baking tray with parchment paper (I used a rectangular 30cm x 23cm / 12″x9″ pan enamel baking pan).

2. In the large bowl of the food processor, blitz together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and pulse until combined, adding in a spoonful of the flour if required to stop the batter from splitting. Scrape down the sides as needed. Add the vanilla and pulse again.

3. Stir or sift the flour and almond meal together, then add to the food processor and pulse until just combined. Scrape half the batter into the prepared tray. Cut the passionfruits and scrape out the seeds and pulp. Spread half over the batter.

4. Spread over the rest of the batter, then top with the remaining passionfruit pulp. Drizzle over the ginger syrup.

5. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes, or until a fine skewer inserted comes out clean. Rotate the tray half way through the baking time if needed. Watch carefully to ensure the seeds on top don’t burn. Allow to rest briefly in the tray before lifting out and cooling completely on a wire rack.

I sent half the cake over to Mark’s house, and served the rest at our flaming pig dinner. It was a huge hit all around!

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  1. on June 18, 2014 at 7:28 am thevillagehomestead

    Yum! I wish my neighbours had a fruit tree of any type! One side is a pre school though, so we do get the odd tonka truck, bucket and spade! :)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 6:58 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…and a whole lot of noise at recess and lunch, I’ll bet! :)


  2. on June 18, 2014 at 7:53 am sallybr

    Celia, if I show this to The Handsome Stud he will get down on his knees and beg me to bake it for him… he is a complete, total, helpless passion fruit fanatic… he just made a little apricot sorbet with passion fruit added…

    they are very expensive here,, almost 2 bucks per fruit, but I suspect I might have to get some and try this cake…. What won’t a woman do for a Handsome Stud? ;-) ;-) ;-)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 6:59 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Ooh Sally, a begging Handsome Stud might be impossible to refuse.. ;-)


  3. on June 18, 2014 at 7:59 am Bunny Eats Design

    Lucky! I planted a passionfruit vine 2 years ago and this year it grew it’s very first fruit. The next day, our neighbour weeded the garden overzealously and hacked the passionfruit to pieces. Heartbroken. I haven’t planted a new passionfruit vine to replace it.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      When we first moved in over 20 years ago, there was a huge passionfruit vine growing on the OTHER fence. We watched and waited as the fruits ripened. Then one morning we came out and they were all gone – a flock of cockies has demolished the whole lot in one fell swoop! :)


  4. on June 18, 2014 at 8:21 am Tasty Eats Ronit Penso

    Passion fruits have such amazing aroma. I can imagine how wonderful this cake smells. :)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thank you! It was very popular! :)


  5. on June 18, 2014 at 8:26 am Promenade Claire

    I’ve never tasted passion fruit and I’m wondering what it tastes like?


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:02 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Ooh Claire, that’s a tricky one! They’re a tangy mix of sweet and acidic, and the seeds are crunchy, in a not unpleasant way. Over here, they’re an essential pavlova topping – so much so that we can buy the pulp in tins.


  6. on June 18, 2014 at 8:47 am jengrochol

    This sounds sooo good!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:02 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thank you! :)


  7. on June 18, 2014 at 9:03 am teawithhazel

    passionfruit is one of my all time favourite fruit celia..your cake looks amazing..x


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:02 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jane, it was so easy too! I love it when something so delicious almost makes itself, if you know what I mean.. :)


  8. on June 18, 2014 at 9:32 am MamaD1xx4xy

    This looks so scrumptious! Wish I had neighbors like that. Our neighbors are the ones that come to us, mostly for the pears.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:04 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Gretchen, the original recipe that this one was inspired by was based on was for pears! Here’s the link: http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/pear-and-almond-cake/ (I cut the butter and sugar back quite a bit)


      • on June 20, 2014 at 7:15 am MamaD1xx4xy

        Thanks! I’ll be making plenty of pear recipes soon, though the crop looks smaller this year. I do still have pear sauce left from last year!


  9. on June 18, 2014 at 9:33 am Liz Posmyk of Bizzy Lizzy's Good Things

    Passionfruit is a favourite of mine, Celia, I know I would LURV this cake!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:05 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Liz, it’s a doddle to make in the food processor! :)


  10. on June 18, 2014 at 9:37 am lambsearsandhoney

    Delicious! I just adore anything with ginger in it. I think I’m turning into my grandmother.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:05 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…aren’t we all, love? :)


  11. on June 18, 2014 at 9:56 am Jo

    Not a passion fruit fan but love the idea of the ginger and a cake made in the food processor.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:05 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jo, this is such an easy recipe. I have one more variation coming up soon!


  12. on June 18, 2014 at 10:01 am theclevercarrot

    Look at that rise Celia! Gorgeous cake. I so wish we has a scrambling passion fruit vine in our yard ;) Passion fruit is my absolute favorite- I love the pulp stirred into Greek yogurt.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:06 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Em, now that you have the new house, maybe you can plant one! :)


  13. on June 18, 2014 at 10:31 am roohizubair

    Oh , I can smell it from here ,lol , looks great !


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:06 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thank you! :)


  14. on June 18, 2014 at 10:40 am Craig

    Passionfruit and Ginger……. oh yum!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:06 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      It’s a nice combination! Hope you’re well, dear man! xx


  15. on June 18, 2014 at 10:48 am How to Philosophize with Cake

    That looks delicious! I love passionfruit + ginger, sounds like a great use of the flavor! :)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:07 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks! It went down a treat at Pete’s birthday dinner!


  16. on June 18, 2014 at 11:20 am marilynscottwaters

    I don’t think that I’ve ever eaten a passion fruit. I’ll have to look for one because this looks amazing. Hugs, Maz


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:08 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Maz, they’re a very interesting fruit – and grown so commonly here that I tend to think of them as Australian! :)


  17. on June 18, 2014 at 11:42 am Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    The texture of that cake looks amazing! And I love both passionfruit and ginger but have never had them both together!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:08 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      They’re a delish combination! :)


  18. on June 18, 2014 at 1:36 pm Debra Kolkka

    I can’t way to try this. I will be home soon…no passionfruit here in Italy.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:08 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Bet there’s plenty in Brissie! :D


  19. on June 18, 2014 at 1:50 pm Jaqi

    Yum! Looks superb. I’m a big fan of both passionfruit and ginger…will try this one for sure! Sadly I have tried and failed to grow passionfruit several times…but I live in hope that one day I will be successful!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:09 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jaqi, not sure what the trick is, but our neighbour Mark seems to have nailed it! :)


  20. on June 18, 2014 at 2:00 pm Tandy | Lavender and Lime

    I’m salivating at the thought of the flavour combinations :)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:09 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Tandy! :D


  21. on June 18, 2014 at 2:29 pm theintolerantchef

    Mum and dad lose half their passionfruit to possums Celia, but I’ll share this recipe with them just in case they have any left :) xox


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:09 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Becca, we once lost an entire vine’s worth of fruit to the cockies! :)


  22. on June 18, 2014 at 3:12 pm Jody

    Yet another yummy looking cake. I always make my own yoghurt now using Pete’s recipe and passionfruit is nice mixed through it.:)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:10 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jody, Pete will be so happy to hear that! :)


      • on June 20, 2014 at 8:28 am Jody

        It’s a very good recipe and I often add fresh fruit. Even with the fruit it’s never as sweet as commercial yoghurt which makes me wonder how much sugar is being added. Much prefer Pete’s recipe:)


  23. on June 18, 2014 at 5:32 pm hoytapeo

    So Delicious!!! I will cook your recipi for this weekend


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:10 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Yaay! Hope you like it! :)


  24. on June 18, 2014 at 5:40 pm My Kitchen Stories

    It looks very hard to resist . An unusual method that I am damn sure must produce the passionfruitiest cake. My neighbour over the back once had a panama pash vine. Oh how I loved it.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:10 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      T, dead easy assembly in the food processor! :)


  25. on June 18, 2014 at 6:19 pm Anne @ Life in Mud Spattered Boots

    Sounds delicious. If only we had a passionfruit vine instead of having to buy expensive imported ones. Obviously I’m now trying to think which fruit I can use instead of passionfruit.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:11 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Anne, you can use anything you want with this base cake recipe! Here’s my original post:

      https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2014/05/30/raspberry-and-quince-jelly-teacake-2/


  26. on June 18, 2014 at 6:49 pm Suelle

    That sounds a delicious flavour combination!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:12 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Suelle! Fun to make too!


  27. on June 18, 2014 at 7:55 pm hotlyspiced

    Is that a big cake? It looks enormous. I so wish I had a passionfruit vine. They used to be so common in Ozzie backyards and I just don’t know why they went out of fashion xx


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:13 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      No, it’s not that big – 23cm x 30cm enamel tray – and about 3cm thick? I was just saying above that passionfruits are used so much here that I tend to think of them as Australian.. :)


  28. on June 18, 2014 at 8:01 pm Sally

    First lemon envy now passion fruit envy. Ginger is my favourite type of cake ….mmmm


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sally, the ginger bit only came about because I found an old bottle of syrup in the fridge, but it was a great combination! :)


  29. on June 18, 2014 at 9:15 pm Rose

    Really, a tea cake with passionfruit and ginger in it? I’m in, thanks Celia.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Enjoy, love! :)


  30. on June 18, 2014 at 9:16 pm thehungrymum

    Stunning! Once upon a time we had a prolific passionfruit vine and then… nothing. After the first season – nada :( But I buy them just to bake delish cakes [like yours] with.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I wonder if it’s worth planting again? If you grew it once, it follows that it might grow again?


  31. on June 18, 2014 at 11:25 pm Judy @Savoring Today

    That looks like a perfect cake for afternoon tea/coffee, I like how you spread the passion fruit on top — nice!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Judy! It was fun to play around with.. :)


  32. on June 18, 2014 at 11:36 pm shenANNAgans

    I have never seen a passionfruit tree, Ill have to look into getting one for the garden, although they prob wouldn’t appreciate the Canberra cold. Passionfruit and ginger, what a yummy combo.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      It’s not a tree, it’s actually a climbing/scrambling vine. Not sure how it would do in the cold now that you mention it!


  33. on June 19, 2014 at 4:22 am narf77

    Passionfruit, ginger AND cake all rolled into one. Where do I sign up?


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…I reckon you could make this in a heartbeat, Fran! Dead easy recipe! :)


      • on June 20, 2014 at 11:23 am narf77

        I could eat it even quicker ;)


  34. on June 19, 2014 at 5:22 am Elizabeth

    My passion fruits are just starting to ripen! So I think I will make this first!


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Yaay! Watch out for the birds – the cockies made short work of our first vine! :)


  35. on June 19, 2014 at 6:38 am Chica Andaluza

    How wonderful to benefit from the vine! This is just my kind of cake – perfect :)


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:17 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Chica, I suspect you’d love the idea of a tray baked cake as much as I do! :)


  36. on June 19, 2014 at 3:45 pm GourmetGetaways (@GourmetGetaway)

    Looking good, raw or baked, Celia! :) Thanks to the neighbour’s generosity and green thumb to begin with!

    Julie
    Gourmet Getaways


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Julie, too true! He keeps us in figs as well! :)


  37. on June 20, 2014 at 1:01 am dianeskitchentable

    I’ve never tasted passion fruit and the one time that I saw it in the market I didn’t buy it because I didn’t know what part you were supposed to eat. This cake looks so moist & delicious.


    • on June 20, 2014 at 7:19 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Di, passionfruits are used so commonly here that we’ve kind of adopted them as our own. It wouldn’t be Christmas without passionfruits – they go on top of pavlovas and other treats. The pulp is sticky, tangy and sweet, and the seeds can be a surprise – they’re very crunchy!


      • on June 20, 2014 at 9:25 am dianeskitchentable

        Celia, would you normally eat the seeds – say if you were just eating the fruit w/o putting it in a recipe?


        • on June 20, 2014 at 9:26 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          Di, yes! It’s part of the charm of the fruit! :)


  38. on June 20, 2014 at 10:15 am yzenith authentic chinese food recipes

    I think Ginger is very healthy to human’s body, This cake looks great


    • on June 22, 2014 at 7:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Yan! :)


  39. on June 20, 2014 at 5:59 pm thecompletebook

    You just reminded me that we had passion fruit growing in our garden when we lived in Johannesburg. Can’t believe I forgot.
    My taste buds are having a party at the thought of this great combination of flavours.
    :-) Mandy xo


    • on June 22, 2014 at 7:19 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Mandy, it’s such a wonderful vine to grow – we’re so grateful to Mark for ours! :)


  40. on June 20, 2014 at 6:03 pm Sophie33

    I made your divine cake but used coconut sugar instead & used 50 gr less! It was superb,…really something different than I am used too!

    My grand-parents agreed with me! They are also a bit adventurous in their cooking & baking! xxx :)


    • on June 22, 2014 at 7:19 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sophie, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for trying it! :)


      • on June 23, 2014 at 12:11 am Sophie33

        😊😊 xx


  41. on June 23, 2014 at 12:14 pm Sandy

    Looks delicious Celia! Wonderful flavour combo :-)


    • on June 28, 2014 at 6:24 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Sandy! :)



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