Passionfruit Lamington Cakes

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!   26.01.2013

What comes to mind for you when you think of Australia Day?
To us Australia Day is friends and family, Triple Js Hottest 100 Countdown, Australian Flags in our letterbox (thank you Mr Hooker), Cold Bevvies and food, BBQ, damper, and Lamingtons.
I love the traditional Lammie but here I'm going to give you my delicious tropical version of the old favourite.

Passionfruit Lamington Cakes

Passionfruit buttercake

90g softened butter

2 eggs

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 cup self raising flour

3 tbs passionfruit pulp

Passionfruit Icing / Decorations

50g butter

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

4 tbs passionfruit pulp

1 cup desiccated coconut

1 cup thickened cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 180*C and line a standard muffin pan with paper cases.

2. Beat the butter, eggs, sugar and flour in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until the ingredients are combined. Increase the speed to medium and beat until the mix has changed to a paler colour. Stir in the passionfruit pulp.

3. Divide the mixture among the cases.

4. Bake cakes for approx. 15 mins (different ovens may require different baking times)

5. Turn the cakes out onto a wire rack to cool.

6. While the cakes are cooling, make passionfruit icing. In a small saucepan combine butter, icing sugar and passionfruit pulp, stirring over low heat until smooth. Set aside until cool.

7. Remove cases from cakes. Roll in the passionfruit icing and allow to stand in the mixture for 15mins, turning occasionally. Roll the cakes in coconut and place on a wire rack over a tray. Refrigerate for 30mins.

8. Whip cream and vanilla extract together.

9. Cut cakes in half and fill with cream.

Makes 12 cakes.

My girls loved rolling the cakes in the icing and coconut.
This recipe is definitely becoming a favourite for my friends and family and I'm pretty confident it will with yours as well.

ENJOY!

Love Jade x