Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day



Litchi and Rose Spongecake

Ingredients:

150g/ 5.3O oz sugar
180g/ 6.3O oz  soft butter
3 eggs
150g/ 5.3O oz  flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


250G /8.8O oz  whipping cream
50g/ 1.7O oz icing sugar
250G/ 8.8O oz mascarpone
1/2 teaspoon of rose essence, and crushed rose tea petals

Procedure:

In a bowl mix the butter and the sugar until it gets white. Add the eggs one by one and mix. Add the sifted flour and a spoon of baking powder and vanilla.

Pour mixture into a cake mould. Add the fruit you like, such as litchi, mango, apricot, berries….Bake at 175C (350F) for 20 mins

To check if it’s cooked you need to stick a knife blade in and check if it comes out clean.

In a mixer whip the cream then add the icing sugar. Finish with the mascarpone and the rose essence & coloring if you wish,  you can also add cinnamon, ginger, spices,…

Then add the cream on top of the cake, make sure cake is cooled down so it doesn’t melt.

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