When the sun is shining in those last moments of summer, where the days are still warm and the evenings chilled, the feeling of want and comforting begins to tread lightly in our hearts.
Comforts to warm and fill our souls, to bring warmth and closeness.
Light, sweet and tart. Perfection.
The flavours that call to me. These little cakes are just that. Light and fluffy, sweet and sour and have kept me company on these cooling days.
Passionfruit Cakes with Lime Curd Icing
60g butter
100g GF plain flour
100g Caster sugar
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1 Egg
40ml Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 passionfruit pulp
Lime Curd Icing
40g Icing Sugar
40g Butter
Juice of 1 lime
1 egg yolk
Cakes:
Preheat oven to 180C and oil 2 round bottomed patty tin.
In a small saucepan heat butter until nut brown and foaming. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, in a bowl combine Gluten Free flour, sugar and baking powder and whisk to combine thoroughly.
In a separate bowl combine egg, milk, passionfruit and vanilla and whisk to combine.
Add the egg mix to the flour mix and stir to combine.
Then add the burnt butter and fold until incorporated.
Spoon into patty tin, filling no more than 1/2.
Place in the oven, and bake for 14 -18 minutes or until cooked and springy.
Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Curd:
In a sauce pan over medium low heat combine butter, icing sugar and lime juice. Stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
In a bowl lightly whisk the egg yolk. Combine a little of the butter syrup to temper the egg.
Add the tempered egg yolk into the saucepan, stirring constantly until thickened and glossy, 3-5 minutes.
Allow to cool slightly then pour over the little cakes at service.
Will keep for 1 week.
Your mini cake are adorable… the taste of the passionfruit and lemon curd together has to be divine!
Oh thank you. They were very tasty, Passionfruit and curd were definitely made for each other.
That looks like sunshine! I’m sure it taste awesome.
WOW, these look delicious! Loving the sound of the lime curd icing! I love the photos- so pretty and that plate in the last photo is so sweet!
Oh thanks, the curd and Passionfruit were made for each other.
The little plate was an op shop find.