Cantaloupe Cake
By Bizzy from Bizzy Bakes
What do you do when you have leftover blueberries and cantaloupe? My answer would be, make a fruit salad. That sounded like a wonderful idea so I did a search for cantaloupe recipes. Why, I did not search for a cantaloupe fruit salad is beyond me. Cantaloupe recipes brought all kinds of interesting combinations for a variety of different presentations.
The minute, I saw cantaloupe cake, I knew what I was doing. I am sure, this leaves you, scratching your head. Is it just me, or have you heard or eaten a cantaloupe baked good? If not, it is time to try something new.
Cantaloupe Cake (adapted from CD Kitchen)
Serves/Makes: 10
Ingredients:
1/2 cup oil
11/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 cups self-rising flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup fresh cantaloupe, cut into large chunks
1 cup blueberries
- In food processor, blend cantaloupe until partially smooth with small chunks.
- Combine oil, sugar, cantaloupe and eggs, beat until smooth. Add flour, cinnamon and baking soda, mix until smooth. Fold in blueberries.
- Spread mixture into a greased 9×13 inch pan. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.Lower heat to 325 F and bake 10 more minutes. Cool completely.
You didn’t tell us if you liked it. I normally love cantaloupe, but I made a cantaloupe mint sorbet last year…. not good.
So funny I saw this, I was just talking to my sister yesterday saying you don’t cook cantalope. This looks good.
It’s definitely different. I can imagine that cantaloupe would add a lot of wonderful moisture to a cake. No doubt, I would enjoy it.
I am ashamed to say that fruit salad would have occurred to me. I like your idea better.
Cheers.
Velva
What a lovely idea. Now only if you could convince me to bake! LOL
Sounds delicious and so different. YUM!
it loooks delicious my husband has just asked my a cake to eat for this evening ..i could try it ..thanks Simmy