Passionfruit Ice Box Cake
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Passionfruit Ice Box Cake
Description
This dessert combines a homemade passionfruit syrup made by simmering passionfruit pulp with sugar, water, and lemon juice. This syrup is folded into a whipped blend of cream cheese, mascarpone, sweetened condensed milk, and fresh lemon juice, creating a luscious, tangy cream layer. Cookies are layered alternately with this cream mixture in a loaf pan lined with plastic wrap.
The cake is refrigerated for at least six hours to overnight, allowing the cookies to absorb moisture and soften, resulting in a cake-like texture without baking. When unmolded, it reveals defined layers topped with fresh passionfruit and mint for garnish.
Serve chilled as a light tropical dessert. The combination of the creamy cheese filling and the tart passionfruit syrup provides balanced sweetness and acidity, with a pleasant textural contrast from the softened cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup passionfruit pulp (approximately 10 passionfruit) + more for serving
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
For the ice box cake
- 2 cups (500g) cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup (250g) mascarpone room temperature
- 1 can (400g) sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ cup lemon juice fresh
- 200 g (7oz) cookies
Instructions
- Simmer the passionfruit pulp, sugar, water and lemon juice in a small saucepan for 10 minutes until reduced and syrupy (the sauce should coat the back of a spoon). Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Whip together the cream cheese, mascarpone, condensed milk and lemon juice. Stir in half of the passionfruit coulis.
- Line a loaf pan with two layers of plastic wrap. Add a few spoonfuls of cream mixture and swirl in two spoonfuls of passionfruit coulis. Add a layer of cookies then repeat until you've used all the cream and coulis. Finish with a layer of cookies.
- Add a layer of plastic wrap to the top and fold in the overhanging plastic. Place in the fridge and allow to chill for at least 6 hours but preferably overnight.
- Remove from the fridge then remove the top layer of plastic. Invert onto a serving plate or board then carefully remove the loaf pan and plastic.
- Top with fresh passionfruit and mint then slice and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 256kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 371mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 239mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 592IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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