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Gorgeous bakes FOR EASTER

Exotic passion cake

Tropical fruit and passion-fruit curd make this an extra-special alternative to carrot cake when it comes to tea.

SERVES 10 PREP 20 mins COOK 40 mins, plus making pineapple flowers the day before

✱ 1 small pineapple, peeled and the eyes removed
✱ 250g unsalted butter
✱ 200g golden caster sugar
✱ 1 ripe banana, mashed
✱ 4 medium eggs
✱ 350g self-raising flour
✱ ½tsp baking powder
✱ 100g roasted, chopped hazelnuts, whizzed in a processor to a crumb
✱ 260g tin pineapple chunks, drained

FOR THE FILLING

✱ 250g mascarpone
✱ 200ml whipping cream
✱ 3tsp vanilla extract
✱ 125g passion-fruit curd

YOU WILL

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