Tineke and Afton’s Tropika Cake

Tineke and Afton’s Tropika Cake

Sugar cookies (for sand) 

2 cups sugar 

3 ½ cups flour 

1 egg 

2 Tbsp Clover milk 

1tsp vanilla essence 

1tsp Royal baking powder 

Bake at 180° for 12-15 mins till golden brown 

Blend slightly to create a sand like texture for decoration 

Cake 

½ cups oil 

1 cup sugar 

3 eggs 

1¼ flour

3 tsp Royal baking powder 

½ cup boiling water 

Mix oil and sugar add eggs one at a time till thoroughly add sifted flour and baking powder into mixture once everything is incorporated add Boiling water 

Lemon curd(filling) 

¾ cup lemon juice 

¾ cup sugar 

½ cup unsalted Clover butter

3 eggs 

1 Tbsp lemon zest 

Add all the ingredients in a sauce pan and stir on medium heat it thickens 

Cover with clean wrap until it’s ready to fill




Pineapple curd (filling) 

¾ cup pineapple  juice 

¾ cup sugar 

½ cup unsalted Clover butter

3 eggs 

1 Tbsp lemon pineapple 

Add all the ingredients in a sauce pan and stir on medium heat it thickens 

Cover with clean wrap until it’s ready to fill.