England striker Kane had failed to find the net in 14 previous games in the first month of the season and it looked like his barren run was going to continue as he had a goal ruled out and hit the crossbar at Wembley.
But his luck turned with 13 minutes remaining as he cleverly turned his marker inside the area before tucking the ball into the far corner for his side’s third.
Lucas Moura had opened the scoring in the first half with his first Premier League goal, curling a clinical strike beyond Fabri’s dive.
However, Fulham – who lost to Crystal Palace last weekend in their first game back in the top flight following promotion – levelled just after the break when Aleksandar Mitrovic nodded in from close range.
Kieran Trippier restored Tottenham’s lead with a stunning free-kick that stirred memories of his strike for England against Croatia at this summer’s World Cup, before Kane’s strike secured the points that moved the hosts top of the Premier League with two wins from their opening two games.
Kane scored 52 goals in 59 games last season – an incredible figure considering he failed to get off the mark in the Premier League until September.
The striker has been a notoriously slow starter to a new campaign and he once again failed to score in Tottenham’s opening win against Newcastle last weekend.
Kane looked short of match fitness in that game – not surprising considering he only returned to training five days prior to the start of the season following the World Cup – and for large spells he struggled to make an impression against Fulham on Saturday.
But even when he did have the chance to make his mark it looked like his August struggles would continue.
He first had the ball in the net midway through the first half, picking up a loose ball before clipping it into the net after Moura had charged through on goal – but that was ruled out after referee Anthony Taylor deemed the Brazilian had fouled Fulham keeper Fabri as they challenged for the ball.
There was more frustration in the second half when Kane timed a run perfectly to meet Trippier’s cross, but this time his volley cannoned back off the bar.
But if Kane was starting to become frustrated by his early-season struggles in front of goal he did not show it, finally breaking his August duck with a composed and clinical finish.
The goal ended a barren run in the first month of a Premier League campaign that had lasted for 1,065 minutes over five seasons.
