Recipes
Coconut Lemongrass Cake
FAB PRODUCTS USED
FAB PREMIUM OIL SOLUBLE LEMONGRASS,FAB PREMIUM OIL SOLUBLE TOASTED COCONUT
Prep Time
:45:(HH:MM)
Serves
6-8
Baking/Cooking Time
45 min
Baking Temp
180°C for 45 minutes
Baking Temp Details
Celsius
Level
Adavanced
Short Recipe Description
Additional Categories
Vegetarian
INGREDIENTS
1: Sponge All-purpose Flour - 200 gms (Remove 2 tbsp and replace with cornflour) Sugar - 160 gms Desiccated Coconut - 40 gms Baking Soda - 1 tsp Salt - 1/2 Oil - 1/3 cup Water Mixed with ginger lemongrass concoction - 1 cup (Ginger-Lemongrass Concoction - 6tbsp) Vinegar - 1 tablespoon Fab Premium Oil Soluble Toasted Coconut Flavour - few drops 2: Lemongrass Filling Coconut Cream/ Milk - 50 gms White Compound - 50 gms Fresh Lemongrass - 10 stalks finely chopped Whipped Cream - 120 gms 3: Frosting Whipped Cream As requred - 4: Ginger-Lemongrass concoction Ginger (grated/chopped) - 20 gms Fresh LemonGrass (Chopped) - 30 gms Sugar - 150 gms Water - 2 cups |
METHOD
1: For baking Sponge
- Preheat Oven at 180°C.
- Grease and dust a 6 inch pan.
- Shift and mix dry ingredients (All-purpose flour, Cornflour, Baking Soda).
- Add desiccated coconut and keep aside.
- In another bowl mix water and sugar until the sugar dissolves.
- Add oil, Fab Premium Oil Soluble Toasted Coconut Flavour and mix well.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet mix.
- Whisk to form a smooth batter.
- Add vinegar and fold in the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Rest the cake in tin for 10 mins and then remove on wire rack.
- Let it cool completely.
2: Ginger-Lemongrass concoction
- Method: Mix all and boil till you get a thick liquid.
- Strain and use.
3: Lemongrass Filling
- Add chopped lemongrass to coconut milk and give a single boil.
- Switch off and let the mixture rest for 1 hour.
- After an hour strain the milk , heat it to make it warm , remove from heat and add chopped white chocolate.
- Let the ganache rest for few hours.
- Add whipped cream , 4-5 drops of lemon grass flavour and mix well .
4: To Assemble
- Using a serrated knife cut sponge in three layers.
- Reserve the flat bottom layer for the top of cake.
- Place another layer on a cake board and soak with plain boiled water.
- Add a dollop of Lemongrass filling using a spatula, spread into an even layer.
- Repeat.
- Repeat with the next layer.
- Place the reserved flat bottom layer upside down in the end.
- Crumb coat and rest it in the fridge for 30 mins.
- Take out and frost with regular whipped cream.