Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Chocolate Marble Chiffon Cake & Red Bean Marble Chiffon Cake


























After so many attempts and through trial and error, I must say, I've finally unfolded the secret to Chiffon cake. In fact, I'm beginning to enjoy making this cake now that I've succeeded. Somehow, it overwhelm me when I see it rising and the look and taste of the texture turns out just perfect. It's really satisfying.

The Red Bean Marble Chiffon is a mix and match thing. After trying out the recipe from Happy Flour's blog, I thought I'll give it a bit of design, infact, I've wanted it to be in layers but it didn't turn out that way....oh well, the end result wasn't that bad and it's yummy that's all that matters.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Pandan Kaya Layer Cake




Finally, I managed to come out with a nice layer. This is my second attempt on the cake. I suppose, it must be the cake ring which I purchased specially for this cake. It takes some patience but it's well worth it, after completion.






















Here's the recipe:
Cake
200gm sponge mix flour
4 eggs
3 Tbsp pandan juice
(substitue Pandan essence add a tsp of green colouring)
3 Tbsp of coconut milk mixed with
1 Tbsp corn oil
 Method:
1. Beat sponge mix flour and eggs till light.
2. Add pandan juice and continue to beat till fluffy.  (Add green colouring if necessary) Mix in coconut milk and corn oil till well combined.
3. Pour into a lined and greased 20cm/8" round cake tin and bake in preheat oven at 180 centigrade for 35-40mins.till cooked and brown.
4. Remove the cake from oven and leave to cool. Slice cake horizontally to 3 pieces.

Pandan Kaya( coconut custard)
8 Tbsp green peas  flour
1 Tbsp instant jelly powder (plain)
800ml coconut milk/cream
170gm ( reduce to your liking)
1/2tsp salt
a little green colouring                                                                       
Decoration: 50gm dessicated coconut
 Method:
1. Put all ingredients into a pot and mix well.
2. Using medium heat, stir and cook till mixture has thickened.
3. Keep mixture hot by putting pot in a pan of hot water to preventy it from setting to quickly.
To Assemble:
1. Place a 20cm/8" cake ring (can get it at cake utensils shop) on a cake board. put 1 slice of cake into the cake ring, making sure there is space all around for the pandan kaya.
2. Scoop some pandan kaya to cover cake and sides. Repeat the same till the last layer is covered with pandan kaya.
3. Leave aside to cool and set before chilling in the fridge for at least 4 hrs, best overnight before removing the cake ring.
4. Decorate the whole cake with dessicate coconut.