Lychee Caramel Cream Cake.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Lychees e'er remind me of primary school.

Because when I was inwards primary school, nosotros went equally a shape to the local cash in addition to behaviour to purchase in addition to taste lychees.
I tin post away withal shout out upward that commencement feeling of the prickly pare beingness peeled dorsum to divulge the soft, sugariness fruit within. Even though lychees are available pretty much all yr round, I practice non consume them ofttimes enough.

So when I was baking my means through Chetna Makan's The Cardamom Trail in addition to came across this recipe for a lychee caramel cake, I was intrigued in addition to decided to plough over it a go. The recipe uses tinned lychees which definitely makes life a picayune easier. Nothing is wasted equally fifty-fifty the sugariness syrup from the tin is reduced downwards amongst saccharide in addition to brushed over the cakes to proceed them soft.
Speaking of the cakes, they are rattling unproblematic to make. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 traditional sponge mixture is stirred together in addition to given a slight twist amongst the add-on of the chopped lychees along amongst soil almonds to soak upward whatever extra wet from the fruit.

Once baked in addition to cooled, the cakes are sandwiched together amongst a caramel whipped cream. You may purpose shop-bought caramel but I made my ain to demo yous guys how tardily it is to brand at home. Lychees are notorious for having a gentle flavor in addition to that is the illustration inwards this cake too. The primary flavor comes from the chopped lychees inwards the sponge in addition to the caramel inwards the cream. Serve the cake amongst a pot of hot tea this Dominicus after lunch.

Cream Cakes, previously: tres leches cake // summer berries in addition to ricotta cake // strawberry jelly poke cake // polish apple tree cake // strawberries in addition to cream cake

A Simple List of Ingredients:

For the Lychee Cake:


1. Tinned Lychees
2. Butter
3. Sugar
4. Eggs
5. Self-Raising Flour
6. Ground Almonds
7. Baking Powder

For the Caramel Sauce:

1. Sugar
2. Water
3. Butter
4. Double Cream

To Decorate:
1. Double Cream
2. Tinned or Fresh Lychees

Bismillah, let's begin!

As amongst most cakes, nosotros get down past times turning the oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4 in addition to preparing our tins. In this case, nosotros volition demand two 8-inch (20cm) tins. Grease them good in addition to occupation amongst baking newspaper to forbid anything sticking.

The primary undertaking for the cake batter is to prep the tinned lychees. You tin post away purpose fresh likewise but since nosotros demand both the fruit in addition to syrup for this recipe, tinned is the means to go! Take 1 tin Lychees, inwards syrup. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 400g tin volition operate but could only teach concord of ...

... a larger tin at 567g. No occupation - I'll exactly purpose some of those extra lychees to decorate my cake when nosotros are done.

Drain the lychees good in addition to relieve their syrup. We will demand it later!

Set a few lychees aside to decorate the cake later.

And, chop the residual upward into modest pieces. I similar to drain them in ane lawsuit again in ane lawsuit chopped to teach rid of whatever extra syrup.

Now, let's start mixing upward the actual cake batter. In a large mixing bowl, stair out out 200g Butter, at room temperature. If your butter is cold, exactly oestrus inwards the microwave for 20-30 seconds.

Add inwards 150g Caster Sugar.

Beat the 2 until creamy in addition to good combined. I used an electrical paw whisk to practice this - it takes nearly iii minutes to teach to this stage.

The mixture is pale in addition to actually smooth. Always the best start to a cake!

Next, crevice inwards 4 large Eggs. Add them inwards ane at a time, in addition to compaction good after each addition.

You may honour at this betoken that your cake batter has curdled. No problem! It's alone happened because the eggs in addition to butter were non at the same temperature to mix together properly. Once nosotros add together the flours in addition to bake, all volition survive well. To remedy the problem, brand certain that your eggs are at room temperature before starting.

Time for the dry ingredients! Add:

150g Self-Raising Flour

50g Ground Almonds

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

Mix good until yous tin post away no longer run into the flour. See? The batter is no longer curdled!

Finally, add together inwards the chopped lychees from earlier.

Mix in the lychees in addition to nosotros are laid to bake!

Divide the batter betwixt the cake tins in addition to bake inwards the oven at 180C or Gas Mark four for 25-30 minutes.

The cakes are baked when they're golden brownish on transcend in addition to a skewer inserted into the centre comes out build clean amongst no wet batter on it.

Cool the cakes inwards their tins for 10 minutes.

Then, accept the cakes out of the tins in addition to cool completely on wire racks before using.

Next, we're going to brand a lychee syrup to brush our cakes with. Into a pan, identify the reserved lychee syrup from the tin (about 200ml) in addition to 50g Sugar.

Stir in addition to convey to the boil before simmering the syrup until it has reduced past times half.

Cool the lychee syrup until you're laid for it.

Now, it's fourth dimension to brand the caramel sauce. Put 100g Caster Sugar in addition to 3 tablespoons Water.

Put the pan onto a medium-low oestrus in addition to DO NOT STIR FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.

Sorry to be dramatic but trust me on this one. Don't stir but exactly swirl the pan from fourth dimension to fourth dimension until ...

... yous direct keep a golden brownish caramel. Using a light-coloured pan volition brand this much easier to see.

When the mixture is at this stage, add together inwards 40g diced Butter.

And now, I plough over yous permission to stir! Let it bubble for a infinitesimal or two.

Finish past times pouring inwards 40ml Double Cream.

Stir for another infinitesimal until a caramel sauce has formed.

The caramel sauce is ready. Set it aside to cool until needed.

Once cool, if the caramel is likewise laid - only oestrus inwards the microwave for a few seconds or add together a drib of double cream to loosen.

Now, let's brand a caramel whipped cream. Measure 300ml Double Cream inwards a jug or bowl.

Whisk until yous direct keep soft peaks.

Before drizzling inwards nearly 3 tablespoons Caramel Sauce.

Whisk in ane lawsuit again until good combined.

It's fourth dimension to assemble. Take the cooled cakes, caramel whipped cream, lychee syrup, caramel sauce, in addition to lychees.

Put ane of the cakes onto a stand.

Brush the cake amongst the lychee syrup.

Spread over half the caramel whipped cream.

Place the 2d cake on top.

Brush the transcend of the cake amongst to a greater extent than lychee syrup.

Spread over the rest of the caramel whipped cream.

Finish the cake amongst fresh or tinned lychees in addition to plenty of caramel sauce.

Time to serve upward the cake! It's best served at room temperature but is best stored inwards the fridge because of the cream.

Gather together your favourite people, brand a hot pot of tea, in addition to enjoy!

Lychee Caramel Cream Cake.

lychee cakes brushed amongst lychee syrup, sandwiched with caramel whipped cream, in addition to decorated amongst fresh lychees in addition to caramel sauce.

Prep Time: About thirty minutes + extra fourth dimension to cool.

Bake Time: About thirty minutes.

Serves: About 10-12 people.

Ingredients

For the Lychee Cake

400g Lychees Tin, inwards syrup
200g Butter, at room temperature

150g Caster Sugar

four large Eggs

150g Self-Raising Flour

50g Ground Almonds

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

For the Lychee Syrup
200ml Lychee Syrup (from tin)
50g Caster Sugar

For the Caramel Sauce
100g Caster Sugar
iii tablespoons Water
40g Butter, diced
40ml Double Cream

To Decorate
300ml Double Cream
Fresh or Tinned Lychees, equally needed

Bake the cakes:
Pre-heat the oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4. Grease in addition to occupation two 8-inch (20cm) cake tins.
Drain the tinned lychees making certain to reserve the syrup. Chop upward the lychees into modest pieces.
Beat the butter in addition to saccharide inwards a large mixing bowl until creamy in addition to good combined. Add the eggs ane at a time, beating good after each addition. The mixture may curdle but don't panic. Stir inwards the self-raising flour, soil almonds in addition to baking pulverization until yous tin post away no longer run into them. Finish past times stirring inwards the chopped lychees.
Divide the cakes betwixt the tins in addition to bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brownish in addition to a skewer inserted into the centre comes out build clean amongst no wet batter on it.

Cool the cakes:
Let the cakes sit down inwards the hot tins for 10 minutes. Then, withdraw to wire racks in addition to permit the cakes cool completely.

Make the lychee syrup:
Put the lychee syrup in addition to saccharide into a saucepan. Bring to the boil in addition to then permit the mixture simmer until it has reduced past times half. Cool until needed.

Make the caramel sauce:
Put the saccharide in addition to H2O inwards a light-coloured saucepan. Cook on medium-low oestrus for nearly 5-10 minutes until the mixture is a golden brownish caramel. DO NOT STIR - exactly swirl the pan from fourth dimension to time. Add inwards the butter in addition to stir for a few minutes. Gradually, pour inwards the cream in addition to stir for some other infinitesimal or until a caramel sauce has formed. Set aside to cool. If it thickens upward likewise much, loosen amongst to a greater extent than cream or oestrus inwards the microwave for a few seconds.

Make the caramel whipped cream to decorate:
Whisk the 300ml double cream until yous direct keep soft peaks. Stir inwards iii tablespoons caramel sauce.

Assemble the cake:
Put ane of the cakes onto a cake stand. Brush amongst the lychee syrup. Spread over one-half the whipped cream in addition to identify the 2d cake on top. Brush it likewise amongst lychee syrup. Spread the remaining cream on top, decorate amongst fresh lychees, in addition to drizzle amongst the leftover caramel sauce.

Serve:
This cake is best served at room temperature. But it is best to store it inwards the refrigerator because of the cream.

{recipe from the cardamom trail}

Keep me inwards your duas please, in addition to savor your lychee cake!

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!