The other day I was excited to see dragon fruit on sale at my local Ranch 99. I can never resist buying dragon fruit whenever I see it displayed in front of me. The bright fuchsia pink color is so alluring. I always see people staring at the display as they walk by. For some reason, I must look like some dragon fruit expert. Every time I stand in front of the dragon fruit display, I am inevitably approached by someone inquiring into how the fruit tastes and how to eat it. I almost want to direct them to my post on dragon fruits, found here.
With so many dragon fruits, I thought it would be fun to make a dragon fruit topped cake, using the easy cake recipe batter. I had this design in my head, but when I went to top my cake with the fruit chunks, I changed my mind. Then it was too late when I didn’t like the design I saw. I also wanted some other fruit to go with dragon fruit, but I had nothing else really tropical to match my theme, so I used some kumquats I’m still trying to use up because they are too bitter to eat raw.
So the design didn’t come out exactly as I hoped, but the cake came out quite tasty. The soft dragon fruit complements the cake batter very well. The kumquats added a sour kick to the sweet cake.
Dragon Fruit Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 dragon fruit cut into cubes
- 2 kumquats thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp raw sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder. Add in the sugar, eggs, vanilla and oil and mix to combine. Butter and flour an 8- or 9-inch cake pan and add in batter. Batter will be quite thick, so use a spoon to smooth out the top.
- Place fruit slices on top of the batter, pressing them into the batter. Sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake for 50 minutes until a cake tester inserted comes out clean.
Notes
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
Best view i have ever seen !
Thank you for your ideas..very well thinking. Thank you again.
Cake Display
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sup nice recipe
Heehee! It’s okay, confessions on the internet don’t count!
I apparently look like a cheese expert, I stand in front of the cheeses so long that people start asking me about different cheeses. I’m even more embarrassed to admit that usually I could answer their cheese questions. (Oh lord, did I really just confess to that on the Internet? LOL!)
I have a hard time finding dragon fruit. I’ve only seen it at my chinese super market, Ranch 99. And it seems to be random when I do find it. Good luck on your search! Or you can always top this recipe with your favorite fruit or some other exotic fruit. =)
Gorgeous photos-and what a tasty looking cake! I’ve actually never tried dragon fruit before but I think I may have to go out and search for it just so I can try out this recipe 🙂
A lot of people don’t really like dragonfruit by itself because it doesn’t have much of a taste..I love it though. I love almost all tropical fruits.
hi kirbie
wow, that cake looks even more wild than the blood orange cake. i’ve never eaten dragon fruit, but i’ve tried the juice in a can. i actually saw some dragon fruit gum (it was mixed with another “tropical” flavor) – it didn’t taste that good.
i will have to try making this too, along with the blood orange cake!
Thanks! dragon fruit does look a bit like poppy seeds. hehe. I wish I had more tropical fruits lying around to add to this cake when I made it.
At first glance, I thought the cake was strewn with poppy seeds! But dragon fruit is way more clever! You are too creative. 😉
I’ve seen the decaying mess before too..but normally when I see them on sale, they are bright and shiny and pretty.
Everytime I passed by the “discounted” dragon fruit at Ranch 99, they looked like a decaying mess. I’m surprised and it’s good to see that yours look fresh!