Passionfruit Yoghurt Cake

This passionfruit cake is the only cake that’s better the day after! Once it has soaked up all those delicious passionfruit juices, you’re in for a real treat

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Ingredients needed for a passionfruit cake

• Sugar - This recipe calls for just granulated sugar
• Olive oil - Use good quality and light olive oil! This will make all the difference in flavour
• All-purpose flour  - Flour holds your cake together and gives it that delicate crumb. 
• Lemon zest & juice - This is non-negotiable in this recipe! It will brighten up the cake and give it a little zing
• Passionfruit juice - Because it’s a passionfruit cake!
• Eggs - Ensure that your eggs are at room temperature so they easily incorporate into your batter
• Sugar - This recipe calls for just granulated sugar and gives it just enough sweetness that it can purpose for both a dessert or a quick midday snack
• Baking powder & soda - These will help the cake to get a perfect rise
• Full-fat Greek Yoghurt - The Greek yoghurt is here to provide acidity which will help the raising and levelling agents do their job
• Mascarpone - Finish your cake with a simple vanilla mascarpone icing

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Tips for making the best passionfruit cake

Use good quality ingredients - Delicious passionfruit, good vanilla, creamy (full-fat) mascarpone & light and quality olive oil will make all the difference 

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Infuse your sugar with lemon - rubbing the lemon zest in the sugar before making the batter will ensure that the lemon zest releases its oils and flavour into the sugar, giving it that extra lemony kick

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Soak your cake in passionfruit juice - This small extra step will give you an incredibly MOIST cake that is packed with that passionfruit flavour! 

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Baking time and oven temperature

Baking time and oven temperature may vary depending on your used oven. All oven temperatures in my recipes are based on a conventional oven. If you bake with a fan-assisted oven, turn down the temperature slightly as these ovens tend to become hotter than a conventional oven at that temperature setting. Ovens have the tendency to deviate from the temperature you set the oven to. I would highly recommend using an oven thermometer to ensure the inside of your oven is at the right temperature. My oven for example only goes up to 160C even though I turn it up to 230C 

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An oven that is too hot may result in an overbaked or burnt bake, an oven that is too cold may result in underbaked and soggy bakes. Having the thermometer will not only help in getting the right temperature but it also helps in determining the right baking time. 

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Other factors that may affect baking time

The size of your baking dish may also highly affect your baking time. A wider pan means that the batter spreads out more, resulting in it baking faster than in a smaller pan where the batter is thicker in height. 

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Enjoy loves xx