Secret ingredient

The first time I tried making a passionfruit-flavoured cake, it didn't work very well. I added the amount of passionfruit called for by the recipe, and the batter tasted of nothing. I added more and more, and yet the final cake did not taste of passionfruit at all. (I saved the cake, somewhat, by topping it with a passionfruit ganache that was excellent -- the chocolate-passionfruit combination is delightful.)

Anyway, cut to last week, when I bought some feijoas at the markets. To me, they smelled intensely of passionfruit. (Other people compare them to guava or pineapple.) They tasted okay, but mostly just made me want passionfruit instead. And luckily enough, this week at the markets I found passionfruit on sale.

So, I bring you passionfruit cupcakes (with secret ingredient, feijoa):

These worked out well. The passionfruit taste was definitely there. I topped them with some lemon 'cream cheese' icing which was a nice combination.

1/3 cup canola oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 feijoa, pureed with soymilk to make just over 1/2 cup total
4 large passionfruits
1 t vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 T flour
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt

Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.