You South Africa – 22 August 2019

TOPPING

125gsmoothlow-fat
cottagecheese
125ml(½c)plainfull-cream
yoghurt
10ml(2t)sugar
TOSERVE
desiccatedcoconutflakes,
toasted
granadillapulp

Preheattheovento180°C.

Greasea 23cmspringform
caketinwithnonstickspray.
1 CakeIna largemixing
bowl,beattogetherthe
eggs,vanillaessence,
sugar,sweetenerandoil
untillight.
2 Ina separatebowl,mix

thecrushedpineapple
andmashedbananas.
3 In a third bowl, mix the

ground coconut and dry
ingredients.
4 Alternate folding the
pineapple mixture and
the dry ingredients into

theeggmixture.

5 Transfer to the prepared

cake tin and smooth the

surface. Bake for 55-60

minutes or until a skewer

inserted into the middle

of the cake comes out

clean. Leave to cool, then

carefullyremovefrom

thetin.

6 ToppingMix the cottage

cheese,yoghurtand

sugar.

7 To serve Spoon dollops

of the topping on the

cake. Sprinkle coconut

flakes and drizzle grana-

dilla pulp over.

MARSHMALLOW

CHOCOLATE CAKE

The meringue for

this cake is whisked

over hot water, giving

the cake a marshmal-

low texture. Dried

fruit and seeds are

deliciousbutyoucan

use nuts instead of the

seeds.

MAKES 1 MEDIUM CAKE

PREPARATION: 30 MIN

BAKING: 45 MIN

125g dried apricots and

driedpearsorpeaches,

chopped

100gsunflowerseeds,

toasted

25gsesameseeds,

toasted

25gpumpkinseeds

80ml(¹⁄₃c)cocoa powder

6 eggwhites

pinchofsalt

50gdemerarasugar

180g sweetener such as

erythritol

TOFINISH

cocoapowder

handful of chocolate-coated

almonds

TOSERVE

125g low-fat cream cheese

125ml(½c)plainfull-cream

yoghurt

10ml (2t) icing sugar

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

Grease a 20cm square

springform tin with non-

stickspray.Linewithbaking

paperandgreaseagain.

1 Mix the dried fruit, seeds

andcocoapowderand

setaside.

2 Put the egg whites, salt,

sugar and sweetener in a

glass bowl. Put the bowl

over a pot with hot water

• make sure the water
  doesn’t touch the bottom
  of the bowl. Then put the
  potandbowlona heated
  stoveplate.
  3 Vigorously whisk with a
  wirewhiskuntilthesugar
  hasdissolved.
  4 Remove from the heat
  then whisk with an

electric whisk for at least

7 minutesoruntiltheme-

ringueisthickandshiny.

5 Lightly fold the dried

fruit mixture into the me-

ringue, then transfer to

thepreparedtin.Don’t

smooththetop.

6 Bake for 45 minutes or

until a skewer inserted

into the middle comes

outclean(thecake

shouldbespongy).

Remove from the oven

and leave to cool com-

pletelyinthetinuntil

firmlyset.

7 To finish Carefully turn

out onto a serving plate.

Sift cocoa powder over

andsprinklechocolate-

coatedalmondsontop.

8 To serve Mix the cream

cheese, yoghurt and icing

sugar and serve with the

cake. S

TROPICAL CAKE

MARSHMALLOW

CHOCOLATE CAKE

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