At the farmers markets last week I spotted these cute little citrus - cumquats.
The seller asked me to try one, just pop it straight in, skin and all. Well I did and wow what an explosion of flavour from quite a tart start to a beautiful sweet and sour finish.
I remembered this recipe from Anna Gare for cumquat cake and decided it was a must to bake.
Quite a simple recipe with the dry mix mainly consisting of ground macadamias and shredded coconut.
It is then combined with the pureed cumquats and creamed eggs and sugar.
The cake is served with a delicious sugar syrup with softened cumquats.
A crumbly and textured cake that was moist, it was beautiful with syrup poured over, almost marmalade like.
Miss E insisted I take this photo of her cutting the cake.
I really enjoyed this cake, and it kept well with the flavour developing.
Anna is right, it would make a great cake to make for the Big Cake Bake supporting the Australian Red Cross.
Looks great! I wish I'd know about this recipe when I had a cumquat tree.
ReplyDeleteThis cake sounds amazing. I think that's cute that Miss E wanted her picture taken while she was cutting the cake.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great yellow color for a cake!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! One of my fave stalls at the market has had selling cumquats for a few weeks but I didn't have any recipe in mind, thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteLove a good citrus syrup cake, and cumquats are amazing aren't they? So full of flavour!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't this sound good indeed Muppy! Definitely on my baking list :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy looking cake. I have a cumquat tree in the backyard and have been wondering what to do with the fruit:) Now I know. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love citrus cakes! This one looks so moist too! :D I saw some cumquats the other day-clearly I should have stopped and bought some :)
ReplyDeleteWow these sound absolutely FANTASTIC, I love little citruses like cumquat or calamansi. Will head over to the markets tomorrow to try and find some so I can make this too!
ReplyDeleteSince moving to Australia I've become more familiar with cumquats, but have never tried them. :-) Your description sounds absolutely delicious. :-)
ReplyDeleteThere is only one island in Greece that produces cumquats; Corfu. There they also make a liquer from these delightful fruits. Your cake must burst with flavors!
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks amazing! It's a pity all my cumquats have fallen from the tree. I will save it for next year! Thanks for sharing!
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