Durian Cake Delight
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2 ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Butter
- ½ cup Peotraco Refine Sugar
- 4 pcs Egg Yolks
- ¼ cup Cream
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- ¼ cup Durian
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Meringue
- 4 pcs Egg Whites
- ¼ tsp Cream of Tartar
- ¼ cup Peotraco Refine Sugar
- A pinch of Salt
Frosting
- 1 ¼ cup Peotraco Confectioners’ Powdered Sugar
- ⅓ cup Egg Whites
- 1 cup Very Cold Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- A pinch of Salt
Topping
- ½ cup Peotraco Instant Whipping Cream (Prepared as instructed)
- ½ cup Durian
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat the oven to 335°F (170°C).
- Grease two 9-inch round pans.
Cake Batter
- Separate the eggs.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing well after addition.
- Mix in the durian.
- Alternately add the dry ingredients and the mixture of cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla to the batter.
Meringue
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the meringue into the cake batter.
Baking
- Divide the batter evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake at 335°F for 30-40 minutes.
- Lower the temperature to 300°F and bake for an additional 9 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Frosting
- Beat egg whites with powdered sugar on high speed for 10 minutes until thick.
- Cut the cold butter into pieces and add gradually at low speed.
- Mix in vanilla and a pinch of salt.
Topping
- Prepare the whipping cream as instructed on the product.
- Prepare the whipping cream as instructed on the product.
Assembly
- Once the cakes are cooled, layer them with the frosting.
- Spread the durian cream topping over the frosted cake.