Durian Cotton Cake

Oh, this is my first time, using durians for my bakes. Haha~ Happy that it turned out well too. (Always having paranoids while I bake chiffon, sponge or cotton cakes, there is bound to be a 30% failure, shrinkage or whatever reason it could be)

This durians are from the feast over the weekends that we shared for, then 'topped up' with grandma's $$ again,. Overflow of durians so each of us packed a little bit back. I told grandma to take some back cos I happen to see this post on Durian Cotton Cake and I want to bake! 

I dragged til today, finally have the energy to bake them. Tiring Monday as I suffered frm the bad hives on Sunday nite b4 I went to bed. Whole nite tossing til AM then my boy cried. Haiz... Anyway today I feel slightly better though my lil boy cried again, and wanna squeeze in between daddy and mummy. Backache la.

Woke up, did this cake while cooking Udon/Mee Suan soup for lunch. Took me more than an hour to bake, luckily in time. And my durians are coarsely mashed up, so you can find a lot of bits of them in the cake. It results in a not so evenly cut up cake but its ok. After fridging them, I am sure it will taste even better. 

I follow exactly the same to the recipe, also increased the mash durians to 100g. Texture wise, it is soft and cottony. Not too sweet, but u will feel the durians lingering even after you have eaten the like an hour before. Yummy!!

Durian Cotton Cake (adapted from FrozenWings)

5 Yolks
1 Egg
50ml Corn Oil
70ml Milk
75g Cake Flour
100g Mashed Durians
5 Whites
60g Sugar
1/4tsp Cream of Tartar *omit*

1) Whip Whites and sugar til stiff peak.
2) Whisk eggs, corn oil, milk and mashed durians. Add in flour and mix well.
3) Fold in 1/3 meringue and add remaining meringue in 2 additions.
4) Steam Bake in water bath for 50-60mins at 160deg for 10mins then lower to 150deg.
*i bake at 160deg for 1hour+, til skewer comes out clean.
5) Invert immediately to cool. Fridge before serving.