Marrow, almond and pineapple cake

Recipe By:Abigail Donnelly
Serves:8-12
Cooking Time:50 minutes
Prep Time:35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Salted almonds, chopped
  • 1 cup Salted almonds, chopped
  • 1 x 440 g can Crushed pineapple in light syrup
  • 140 g whole wheat flour
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 lemon sliced, to garnish
  • icing sugar, for dusting
  • 2 tsp almond extract
  • 2 extra-large free range eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/3 cups canola oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 2 cups baby marrows, grated
  • 2 tsp salt
  • a pinch ground nutmeg
  • 4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 250 g cake flour, sifted
  • 60 g brown sugar

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add the baby marrow, oil and eggs and beat well. Add the remaining ingredients and combine.
  3. Pour into a greased 28 x 23 x 5 cm cake tin. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  4. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the tin. Allow to cool further on a rack.
  5. Place the icing sugar in a bowl, add the lemon juice and enough water to make an icing of pouring consistency. Pour the icing over the cake just before serving.
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