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Sugar-dusted passion cake
Photo: David Holifield

Sugar-dusted passion cake

14 ingredients 20 min Cuts into 12 squares openrecipes
Sugar-dusted passion cake

This is a cross between a carrot cake and a hummingbird cake – a very popular fruity bake Down Under

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1241
Calories
43g
Protein
50g
Fat
157g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Sunflower Oil 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

  • 250ml sunflower oil , plus a little extra for greasing
  • 140g dark muscovado sugar
  • 250g wholemeal flour
  • 100g desiccated coconut
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 50g walnuts , roughly chopped
  • 4 eggs , lightly beaten with a fork
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250g carrots , peeled and grated
  • 432g tin crushed pineapples , drained, reserving 50ml juice (from Sainsbury's, or see Know-how, below)
  • zest and juice 2 limes
  • 200g caster sugar
  • icing sugar and doilies, mascarpone and natural yogurt, to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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