Dragonfruit Cake~

keke... i intended to bake a mango mousse cake but the mangoes were not ripe yet, hence this little creation with dragonfruits.

Trivia question: How can you tell the colour of edible portion(which is rich in vitamin C) of the dragonfruit just by its external appearance?

Answer: By looking at the shape and the number of "scales".
The white dragonfruit is slightly oval in shape and few scales whereas the red dragonfruit is rounder and has more "scales" (which are shorter than the white dragonfruit).

~*White Dragonfruit*~

~*Red Dragonfruit*~

~*Dragonfruit Cake*~

A three layer sponge cake sandwiched with red dragonfruit mousse and white dragonfruit cubes, topped with fresh sliced white dragonfruit and strawberries.

A refreshingly fruity light cake! A second serving, anyone?

Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 Basic sponge cake (click here for Aunt Yochana's recipe)
• 200 g Red dragonfruit
• 300 g White dragonfruit (sliced)
• 100 g White dragonfruit (diced into mini cubes)
• 200 g Whipping cream (Unsweetened)
• 2 Tbs Water
• 3 tsp Gelatine powder
• 5 medium size Strawberries (sliced)
• 100 g 65% Dark chocolate
• 30 ml Fresh milk
• 3 Tbs Honey

Method

1. Slice the sponge cake into 3 parts and leave aside.
2. Dissolve the gelatine powder in boiling water and leave aside to cool to room temperature.
3. Mash/blend the red dragonfruit with a fork/blender into puree form. Add in the honey, gelatine solution and stir to mix well.
4. Whisk and whipped up the whipping cream. Gently mix in the red dragonfruit puree mixture and white dragonfruit cubes. Divide the red dragonfruit mousse into 2 parts.
5. Place an 8 or 9 inch cake ring (depends on the diameter of your sponge cake) on a cake base. Lay the base layer of the sponge cake within the cake ring.
6. Pour and spread 1 part of the red dragonfruit mousse over it.
7. Place the next portion of the sponge cake slice over it and repeat step 6 again before sandwiching it with the top piece of the sponge cake.
8. Decorate the top layer of the sponge cake with the white dragonfruit and strawberry slices. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
9. Microwave to melt the dark chocolate in milk, leave it to cool slightly before refrigerating in the freezer for about 45 minutes to an hour.
10. After 2 hours, remove the cake ring and apply the dark chocolate ganache all over the circumference of the cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!