Tropical Cornmeal Shortcake with Kiwis, Pineapple and Liliko’i (Passion Fruit)
This recipe is adapted from Martha Stewart Everyday Food. The original recipe called for peaches and blueberries which I have substituted out for tropical fruit. Feel free to use whatever fruit you have in season. I’ve also used clobbered milk (milk mixed with an acid – in my case lime juice) instead of buttermilk, which the original recipe called for. I felt the touch of lime juice helped create a hint of tropical flavor. Feel free to substitute buttermilk or make your own clobbered milk with vinegar or lemon juice. I did find the original recipe created way too wet a batter, so I’ve increased the flour, and I have changed some of the methods on mixing, as my condo’s bare minimum kitchen did not have a box grater.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Kiwi | 1 medium (69g) | 42 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Passion Fruit | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon whole milk
- 300 g (2 cups) all purpose flour
- 85 g (1/2 cup) yellow cornmeal
- 25 g (2 tablespoons) white granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 113 g (1/2 cup or 1 stick) cold unsalted butter
- 1 cup (1 pint) cold heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 3 medium sized liliko’i (passion fruit)
- 3 medium sized kiwis, peeled and sliced into 1/2” rounds
- 1 1/2 cups sliced pineapple
- Additional 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar to sprinkle on top.