There is something just so transporting about the smell of passionfruit and coconut. Along with pineapple, it reminds me of being on holidays. Perhaps its because the poolside bar often serves a tropical cocktail made up with all three ingredients. Another thing that also remind me of the the passionfruit iced Vanilla slice. So you see, I have two good reasons to like passionfruit.
These cakes are incredibly moist, the cakes are stirred through with passionfruit (and I snuck in some pineapple too), dunked in passionfruit jelly, rolled in coconut, lopped in half and spread with whipped cream and passionfruit curd. They are a bit fiddly in that you need to do a few parts (I used some gorgeous bought passionfruit curd) but once you see your guest’s faces when they bite in and feel the deep squelch of the soft, fruity, luscious cupcakes its worth every effort.
Tropical Holiday Passionfruit cupcakes
For the cupcake
- 90g butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 3/4 cup self raising flour
- 1/4 cup cornflour
- 1/2 cup of crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1/4 cup passionfruit pulp (1-2 passionfruits depending on size)
Decoration
- 1 packet passionfruit jelly made according to directions but not until set, the consistency is still liquid
- Dessicated coconut
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
- 1/3 cup of passionfruit curd (bought or you can make your own using this recipe replacing lemon with passionfruit but the recipe yields a lot, not a problem as it is delicious!)
1. Preheat oven to 150c fan forced or 170c non fan forced.
2. Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl except for pineapple and passionfruit and mix on low speed until combined and then a higher speed until batter becomes pale. Stir in pineapple and passionfruit and spoon into patty tins.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool in tin.
4. Carefully take cupcake liners from cupcakes. Dip cakes in jelly and remove them. Sprinkle coconut over cakes and leave jelly coated cakes to set in fridge.
5. Slice cakes horizontally in half and spread with passionfruit curd and cream. Eat and moan with pleasure.
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They look very tropical and delicious!!
Mmmm, they’d go beautifully with a pina colada!
So cute!! I absolutely love passionfruit. Nice work- I will have to give ‘em a try.
Looks utterly delicious, like a passionfruit lamington. I quite like passionfruit and coconut as a combo.
God, we were just talking about lamingtons today at work and as the designated baker they asked me to make some. I’m not fond of them but maybe I’ll take these in as a tropical substitute – a good relief from the rain!
Hi Popeye-Why thankyou! I love tropical fruit so any excuse will do for me
Hi Nic-Great idea! Damn I wish I had some rum right now
Hi Dizzee cake-Thankyou! I go crazy for passion fruit anything too. Do let me know what you think if you try it
Hi Y-Yes you’re right, that’s exactly what it’s like. A super moist passionfruit lamington
Hi SydneyGal-I’m not crazy about most Lamingtons (I find them a bit dry) but these are the polar opposite. They’re so squelchy and moist! If you’re transporting them can I suggest a toothpick between the two layers as they can fall apart, especially if you add a lot of passionfruit curd and cream like I did.
These are perfect!
What a beautiful setting for the photos. I love it!
And that combination of flavors has a Brazilian feel, delicious.
Hi Patricia-Thankyou so much. Now that you’ve mention it, it definitely has that Brazilian beach flavour to it!
Lorraine, these look like you could pop them in your mouth and eat them in one bite.. just sooo inviting. I love moist cakes .. and one’s with cream.. and coconut!
I made passionfruit butter about 18 years ago (!!)..and liked it so much I gave away little jars to friends.. it was delicious but I don’t have that recipe now.. I’ve moved so much since that time.
A local bakery makes lemon curd cakes..but they’re texas muffin size.. with a big dollop of curd on the top.. with a bit of the cake stuck on the top “butterfly cake” style. They’re about $4.50 for one.. But I love one every now and again!
I’d have to alter this recipe because hubby doesn’t like passionfruit ((rolls eyes)) !
Hi Maria-They are so soft and squelchy I think you could definitely eat them in one or two bites!
Oh how upsetting losing the recipe. I’ve lost some recipes that I loved when I moved too
Aren’t butterfly cakes adorable? And with lemon curd, even nicer! I admit I prefer smaller cucpakes, texas cupcakes are a little too large for me.
Oh no, so he doesn’t like passionfruit butter either? Sometimes passionfruit itself can be a bit too tangy but the butter is lovely. I don’t really like plain passionfruti pulp myself unless it’s in a dessert.
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