Simple Sponge Cake with Passionfruit Icing

Name: Simple Sponge Cake with Passionfruit Icing
Yield: 20cm Cake Tin
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 large Eggs *separated Whites and Yolks; 90 g (100 ml) Caster Sugar; 90 g (150 ml) Self-Raising Flour; 20 g Butter *melted; 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla; 1/2 cup Cream; 1 tablespoon Caster Sugar; 1/2 tablespoon Lemon Juice; 1 cup Pure Icing Sugar; 2 tablespoons Passionfruit Pulp *1 large Passionfruit is probably enough

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

It’s time to harvest Passionfruit that our next-door neighbours planted along the fence some years ago. The plants have invaded our garden and grown over our trees and bushes. Currently tens of fruit are very ready to harvest!

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Saved

Ingredients

20cm Cake Tin

Sponge Cake
3large Eggs *separated Whites and Yolks
90 g (100 ml)Caster Sugar
90 g (150 ml)Self-Raising Flour
20 gButter *melted
1/2 teaspoonVanilla
Filling
1/2 cupCream
1 tablespoonCaster Sugar
1/2 tablespoonLemon Juice
Passionfruit Icing
1 cupPure Icing Sugar
2 tablespoonsPassionfruit Pulp *1 large Passionfruit is probably enough

Saved

Steps

1

Preheat oven to 170C. Line base and side of a 20cm round cake tin with baking paper.
2

Using an electric mixer, whisk Egg Whites in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Add Sugar gradually and whisk until firm peaks form. Then add Egg Yolks and whisk until well combined.
3

Sift Flour over the egg mixture while gradually folding in with a large spoon, then add melted Butter and Vanilla, mix until just combined.
4

Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until cakes springs back when gently touched. Turn out on wire rack. Carefully peel away baking paper, then leave to cool completely.
5

In a clean bowl, beat Cream until soft peaks form. Add Caster Sugar and Lemon Juice, and beat until well combined.
6

To make Passionfruit Icing, just mix Icing Sugar and Passionfruit Pulp until smooth.
7

Slice the cooled sponge cake in half, spread the cream mixture on top of the lower slice of the cake, and place upper slice on the cream. Spread the passionfruit icing on top. *Note: The cake must be cooled completely.