Refreshing and fruity:passionfruit syrup cake with mango salsa.
Refreshing and fruity:passionfruit syrup cake with mango salsa.William Meppem

This fruity,syrupy cake can be made using summer stone fruits rather than mangoes.

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Ingredients

Passionfruit syrup

  • 350ml passionfruit pulp

  • 200ml water

  • 150g castor sugar

Passionfruit syrup cake

  • 150g butter,softened

  • 220g castor sugar

  • 5ml vanilla extract

  • 4 medium-size eggs

  • 275g natural Greek yoghurt

  • 300g self-raising flour,sifted

Mango salsa

  • 3 large mangoes,flesh removed,cut into small dice

  • 2 tbsp elderflower cordial

  • juice of 1 lemon

  • small handful mint leaves,finely chopped

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160C.

    To make syrup,place passionfruit pulp,water and sugar in a small saucepan over a medium heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil,reduce heat to low and cook for 10-15 minutes or until syrupy.

    To make cake,place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 10-15 minutes or until pale and creamy. Add vanilla,then eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition. Add yoghurt and beat until combined. Fold through the flour.

    Spoon the mixture into a 22cm spring-form cake tin lined with baking paper and bake for 50 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

    For the salsa,combine all the ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine.

    Remove cake from tin,place on a serving plate. Pierce cake evenly with a metal skewer,and drizzle generously with the warm syrup.

    Cover with mango salsa and extra passionfruit syrup,if desired.

    Tip: For something a little quirky,cut the passionfruit syrup cake into small cubes,and arrange in a martini glass with a good drizzle of the passionfruit syrup and a generous spoonful of the mango salsa.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur,chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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