Passionfruit Pound Cake #BundtBakers

Tart and sweet with a tender crumb, this passionfruit pound cake is topped with an equally flavorful passionfruit glaze.

As I said when I shared my lemon drizzle version, pound cake is one of the most dependable cakes you can make for any party or occasion. It’s simple but elegant and everybody likes it.

You can gussy it up by serving pound cake with fruit or a scoop of ice cream on the side but I think a simple glaze is perfection, especially if it complements the flavor of the cake, like this one does. 

If you are fortunate enough to find fresh passionfruit in your local market at a reasonable price, scoop the pulp out and freeze it in an ice cube tray for storage in a freeze bag or airtight container. You’ll thank me later when it’s out of season and expensive!

Passionfruit Pound Cake

I use my Nordic Ware 6-cup anniversary Bundt pan (<affiliate link) for this twist on a classic pound cake but feel free to use your favorite. 

Ingredients

For the cake batter:

1 1/2 cups or 190g all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pan

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup or 125g plain yogurt

1/4 cup or 60ml fresh passionfruit pulp

1 1/4 cups or 250g granulated sugar

1/2 cup or 113g unsalted butter, softened, plus more for buttering the pan

3 large eggs

For the passionfruit glaze:

3/4 cup or 95g powdered sugar

1 tablespoon fresh passionfruit pulp

1 teaspoon milk, plus a drop or two more, if the glaze is too thick

Method

Preheat your oven to 325°F or 163°C. Lightly butter and flour a 6-cup Bundt pan. 

Scoop the seeds out of your passionfruit with a spoon. 

Strain out the seeds from your passionfruit pulp and then put a spoon or two back in. I like the look of them, but too many make their crunch unwelcome. 

Whisk together your yogurt and passionfruit pulp in a measuring bowl and set aside.

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together your flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. This incorporates air in the mix and saves you from needing to sift the dry ingredients.

With electric beaters or in your stand mixer, beat the sugar and butter until they become pale yellow and fluffy.

Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula, then add in the eggs, one at time, beating briefly, until each is incorporated.

Add half of the flour mixture along with half of the yogurt mixture. Beat at low speed until just incorporated.

Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula then repeat the process with the other half of each mixture, beating again on low until just mixed. Pour or spoon the batter into your prepared Bundt pan and smooth out the top.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes, checking it about three-quarters of the way through. If the top is browning too quickly, cover it with foil for the remaining baking time.

Remove from the oven when a wooden toothpick comes out clean and the sides are pulling away from the pan slightly.

Leave to cool for about 10 minutes then invert the Bundt pan on a wire rack. 

Cool completely before drizzling with glaze.

To make the passionfruit glaze, mix the powdered sugar and the passionfruit pulp until all the sugar has dissolved. Spoon on to the cooled cake. 

Enjoy!

This month my Bundt Baker friends are celebrating fathers everywhere with beautiful Bundts! Many thanks to our host Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm. 

• Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Carrot Cake Mini Bundt
• Sneha's Recipe: Date and Walnut Bundt Cake
• Magical Ingredients: Eggless Basundhi Bundt Cake 
• Making Miracles: Fresh Apple Bundt Cake 
• Palatable Pastime: Lemon Raspberry Marbled Bundt Cake 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Oreo Bundt 
• Food Lust People Love: Passionfruit Pound Cake Bundt 
• Patyco Candybar: Sangria Bundt Cake 

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