| If you love good food, you'll love these two unusual | | | | 8. Once cooked remove from oven and allow to cool. |
| Australian cake recipes are just great fresh from the | | | | 9. Mix the icing ingredients together and smooth over |
| oven. | | | | the top of the cake. |
| The flavour of the pineapple in the Hummingbird Cake | | | | Serve & enjoy! |
| reminds me of the wonderful taste of pineapple | | | | Yvette's Tutti Fruiti Bites Cake |
| upside down cake fresh from the oven. | | | | 2 egg whites |
| The Tutti Fruity cake with it's tinned fruit salad | | | | ½ cup of sugar |
| reminds me of childhood puddings of fruit salad | | | | ½ cup apple sauce (fresh or from a jar) |
| drowning in evaporated milk! | | | | ¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda |
| Both these recipes are low in fat and taste great | | | | 440g can of fruit salad (drained) |
| fresh from the oven:- | | | | 2 cups of self-raising flour |
| Hummingbird Cake | | | | Icing:- |
| 2 egg whites | | | | ¾ cup of icing sugar |
| 1/3 cup of sugar | | | | 1 tablespoon of passionfruit juice |
| 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda | | | | 1 teaspoon of margarine |
| ½ cup of apple sauce (fresh or from a jar) | | | | 1. Turn the oven to 180 degrees. |
| ¾ cup of canned, crushed pineapple (or | | | | 2. Beat the egg whites and sugar in a bowl. |
| pineapple rings crushed with a fork) - drained | | | | 3. Stir the bicarbonate into the apple sauce. |
| 1 cup mashed bananas | | | | 4. Add this to the bowl. |
| 1 teaspoon of mixed spice | | | | 5. Add fruit salad. |
| 2 cups self-raising flour | | | | 6. Gently fold in the flour with a metal spoon. |
| For the icing:- | | | | 7. Pour into a cake tin. |
| 1 cup of icing sugar | | | | 8. Cook at 180 degrees for 25 minutes |
| 1 tablespoon of pineapple juice (reserve this when | | | | 9. Remove from oven and allow to cool |
| you drain the pineapple) | | | | 10. Mix icing ingredients together with a fork and |
| 2 teaspoons of margarine | | | | smooth on the top of the cake. |
| 1. Set the oven to 180 degrees | | | | Eat whilst fresh and still warm! |
| 2. Beat the egg whites and sugar together | | | | Please note that all the above measurements are in |
| 3. Stir in the bicarbonate and apple sauce. | | | | Australian cup sizes, which are apparently not the |
| 4. Now add the pineapple, bananas and mixed spice. | | | | same as those used in the U.S. |
| 5. Fold in the flour gently with a wooden spoon. | | | | Many thanks to Yvette who shared this tasty Aussie |
| 6. Pour into a cake tin. | | | | recipe with our family. |
| 7. Cook at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. | | | | |