Feijoa Crumble Cake Recipe
Feijoa Crumble Cake Recipe
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 150 g unsalted butter, softened
- 150 g brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- 3 eggs
- 150 g plain flour
- 50 g ground almonds
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 125 ml milk
- 10 feijoas, zest of 5
For the Crumble
- 90 g butter, melted
- 50 g rolled oats
- 50 g brown sugar
- 40 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 50 g pecans, roughly chopped
For the Garnish Cream
- 300 ml cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon icing sugar
For Serving (Optional)
- as needed edible flowers
- as needed fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 160°C fan bake. Line an 8 inch round tin with baking paper and spray with oil.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 160
- 2
In your stand mixer or with an electric beater, cream the softened unsalted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla essence until the mixture is light and fluffy.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Add all 3 eggs at once to the creamed mixture and beat until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the plain flour, ground almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, mixed spice, and salt to the mixture.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Take 5 of the 10 feijoas and zest them directly into the milk using a microplane. This feijoa zest adds a lot of flavor to the cake.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Add the milk with feijoa zest to the batter. Mix until just combined.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Pour the cake batter into the prepared 8 inch round tin.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Halve the remaining 5 feijoas. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh of all 10 feijoa halves directly onto the cake batter in the tin. (Tip: Do not pre-cut the feijoas as they oxidize very quickly; scoop them directly onto the batter right before baking).
⏱️ 4 min
- 9
Place the cake in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 45-50 minutes.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 160
- 10
While the cake is baking, prepare the crumble. In a bowl, combine the melted butter, rolled oats, brown sugar, plain flour, cinnamon, salt, and roughly chopped pecans. Mix these ingredients thoroughly.
⏱️ 5 min
- 11
After approximately 45-50 minutes of baking, remove the cake from the oven.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Sprinkle the prepared crumble mixture evenly over the top of the partially baked cake.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Return the cake to the oven for the remaining 15 minutes of baking time, or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy, and the cake is cooked through. (Tip: Adding the crumble later prevents it from becoming rock hard).
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 160
- 14
Once baked, remove the cake from the oven. Flip it onto a cooling rack to cool slightly, then transfer it to a serving board.
⏱️ 10 min
- 15
To make the garnish cream, whip cream with vanilla essence and icing sugar in a stand mixer until it forms soft peaks.
⏱️ 3 min
- 16
Use a serrated knife to cut slices of the cake, as the crumble is crunchy and a normal knife would struggle.
⏱️ 2 min
- 17
Form a quenelle of the whipped cream using a hot spoon and place it on top of each slice.
⏱️ 2 min
- 18
Garnish with edible flowers and fresh mint leaves for presentation, if desired.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Feijoa Crumble Cake Recipe
For the Cake
- 150 g unsalted butter, softened
- 150 g brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- 3 eggs
- 150 g plain flour
- 50 g ground almonds
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 125 ml milk
- 10 feijoas, zest of 5
For the Crumble
- 90 g butter, melted
- 50 g rolled oats
- 50 g brown sugar
- 40 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 50 g pecans, roughly chopped
For the Garnish Cream
- 300 ml cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon icing sugar
For Serving (Optional)
- as needed edible flowers
- as needed fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 160°C fan bake. Line an 8 inch round tin with baking paper and spray with oil.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 160 - 2
In your stand mixer or with an electric beater, cream the softened unsalted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla essence until the mixture is light and fluffy.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Add all 3 eggs at once to the creamed mixture and beat until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the plain flour, ground almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, mixed spice, and salt to the mixture.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Take 5 of the 10 feijoas and zest them directly into the milk using a microplane. This feijoa zest adds a lot of flavor to the cake.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Add the milk with feijoa zest to the batter. Mix until just combined.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Pour the cake batter into the prepared 8 inch round tin.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Halve the remaining 5 feijoas. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh of all 10 feijoa halves directly onto the cake batter in the tin. (Tip: Do not pre-cut the feijoas as they oxidize very quickly; scoop them directly onto the batter right before baking).
⏱️ 4 min - 9
Place the cake in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 45-50 minutes.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 160 - 10
While the cake is baking, prepare the crumble. In a bowl, combine the melted butter, rolled oats, brown sugar, plain flour, cinnamon, salt, and roughly chopped pecans. Mix these ingredients thoroughly.
⏱️ 5 min - 11
After approximately 45-50 minutes of baking, remove the cake from the oven.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Sprinkle the prepared crumble mixture evenly over the top of the partially baked cake.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Return the cake to the oven for the remaining 15 minutes of baking time, or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy, and the cake is cooked through. (Tip: Adding the crumble later prevents it from becoming rock hard).
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 160 - 14
Once baked, remove the cake from the oven. Flip it onto a cooling rack to cool slightly, then transfer it to a serving board.
⏱️ 10 min - 15
To make the garnish cream, whip cream with vanilla essence and icing sugar in a stand mixer until it forms soft peaks.
⏱️ 3 min - 16
Use a serrated knife to cut slices of the cake, as the crumble is crunchy and a normal knife would struggle.
⏱️ 2 min - 17
Form a quenelle of the whipped cream using a hot spoon and place it on top of each slice.
⏱️ 2 min - 18
Garnish with edible flowers and fresh mint leaves for presentation, if desired.
⏱️ 1 min