Recipe submitted by Joy
If you love papayas, then you will love this Fruit Delight cake made with chunks of papaya. You can top this cake with any kind of berry.
Ingredients:
To make the cake:
- 1 ¼ c. vegetable oil
- 2 c. sugar
- 4 tbsp butter
- 2 c. all purpose flour
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 c. ripe papayas, diced
- 1 c. walnuts, chopped
To make the Icing:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 c. butter, softened
- ¾ c. confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
For icing: whipped cream
For topping: Varieties berry fruits
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Generously grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl; whisk together oil, sugar and butter.
- Add dry ingredients stirring to combine well. Stir in papaya and walnuts.
- Transfer into prepared pan.
- Bake 30-40 minutes.
- Cool before icing. In a mixing bowl; cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla well.
- Spread icing over cooled cake and top it with berries.