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Lemon Passionfruit loaf (Cake de maracuya y limón)








Absolutely we loved these little loaf cakes with passion fruit!
 I was cleaning the fridge and discover I had two frozen bags with passion fruit.
(And always I have passion fruit's recipes )
 You can bake with frozen or fresh passion fruit.
If you buy fresh passion fruit select ones withwrinkled skinas they are the ripest.
I love how smell passion fruit ...



Source :  I love coconut cream




Ingredients

1 teaspoon lemon zest
125 grams butter room temperature
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup cup heavy cream or greek yogurt
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Glaze

1/4 cup caster sugar 
lemon juice 
1 passion fruit or 
two tablespoons frozen passion fruit


Method

Preheat the oven to 180°c (375°F) and grease and line a 20 cm loaf tin or three littles .
Cream butter, sugar and lemon zest until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add  all purpose flour,  baking powder and  heavy cream or yogurt and mix until combine. 
Pour batter into a prepared loaf tins  and bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle return clean.

Glaze

To make glaze, heat lemon juice, passion fruit pulp and sugar in a small saucepan.
Stir and bring to the boil the remove from heat and allow to cool.
Drizzle glaze over cooked loafs and allow to cool in tin.



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En español

Cake de maracuya





Este cake de maracuya es absolutamente delicioso y super fácil.
Se puede ocupar maracuyá congelada (en supermercxados) o natural.

Lo hice en tres moldes pequeños pero se puede usar uno solo de un largo aproximado de 20 cm.
Solo tener en cuenta que cuando se usan moldes pequeños  la coccion es más rápida. 





Ingredientes

1 cucharadita de ralladura de limón
125 gramos de mantequilla temperatura ambiente
1 taza de azúcar en polvo
2 tazas de harina sin polvos de hornear
2 cucharaditas polvos de hornear

Glaseado

1/4 taza de azucar glass 
jugo de limon 
1 maracuya
o 2 cucharadas de maracuyá congelado


Preparacion

Precalentar el horno a 180°c y preparar el molde de 20 cm o tres moldes pequeños.
Hacer un batido cremoso con la mantequilla, azucar y ralladura de limon.
Agregar los huevos de a uno batiendo cada vez.

Agregar la harina, polvos de hornear y crema o yogurt.
Vaciar este batido a un molde de 20 cm o tres pequeños.
Hornear por 40 minutos o hasta que al insertar un palito salga seco.

Glaze de maracuya

En una olla pequeña mezclar y calentar el maracuyá, azucar y limon.
Revolver hasta que hierva un poco y despues dejar enfriar.
Cuando este frio y se retiren los cakes del horno bañar con este glaze los queques y dejar reposar antes de cortar.

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