Jackfruit Cake Demonstration

My colleague asked me, why is my post so outdated now? I replied her that I haven't been baking lately. Actually it's only half true. I did bake...except that it was a repetitive bake that didn't warrant much attention. Lately, I've been so comfortable of not baking that I have become quite complacent. It's not very good for me physically and mentally though. I truly would love to bake more. However these were the excuses for not baking:

1) still too much CNY goodies;
2) not enough space in the kitchen to bake;
3) nobody wants to eat my bake as all most of them want to diet after a good CNY feasting;
4) CNY house visiting.

So, now that CNY is over, there should be no excuse for not baking. Good. Then, it's time again to attend workshops! That was exactly what I did on Sunday. Once again, my dear friend Doris arranged a demo workshop with Amy. There were five of us. These were three types of cakes demonstrated:


The reason it was called Triple Jackfruit cake was because jackfruit was used in the sponge cake, the mousse and a layer of crispy bites. Cool, isn't it? I tell you, while she was preparing the jackfruit, the scent of jackfruit filled the kitchen. Even though the number of steps and ingredients involved were really numerous, the taste of the cake really made the efforts worthwhile. The cake was heavenly!




The second cake demonstrated was the Green Tea Tiramisu cake. Green tea liquor was used. That was really cool too! The green tea colour was very natural. I like the overall colour. The mousse was very smooth, almost like having an ice-cream. I was given a cup of the left-over green tea mousse and I didn't have the chance to finish it, my son wobbled them down before I could take another spoonful!




Finally, the last of the cake was Japanese Cheesecake Stick. It was almost like our normal cheesecake. However, this type of cheesecake allows you to cut them up into rectangles and wrapped them up individually! I was telling Doris that I would like to try to bake this, then sell them! Looks pretty easy to wrap them up and sell. If I'm not wrong, the USP is around $2.80/pc. Good?



Ah...one more good thing about Amy is, Doris pestered her to prepare salad for us. Doris and I had been a great fan of all Amy's salads. We simply love them! So Amy obliged. Since it was "Yuan Siao Jie", she made vegetarian "Yu Sheng" for us. Isn't she fantastic? She made the sauce herself. We bugged her for the sauce recipe but she has yet to give us. It was very nice. I took a lot of servings. 


I've attended so many workshops from her, but so far, I've only baked the Chocolate Praline Cake. I must try to bake them, otherwise, in time to come, I'll definitely forget the steps and the know-how!

21 comments:

ReeseKitchen said...
March 1, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Wow, interesting "Triple Jackfruit Cake"!! Never try a jackfruit cake before, bet this is very delicious..:) This is so special, and jackfruit is one of my favourite fruit. Nice!

Hayley said...
March 1, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Wow..innovative and intresting cake..looks yummy and delicious..

Zurin said...
March 1, 2010 at 10:41 PM

very intriguing! I agree wth u about the green tea colour. its beautiful!!

Passionate About Baking said...
March 2, 2010 at 8:11 AM

Hi Reese,
Yup, it's truly an interesting cake! I've not tasted any jackfruit cake before too! Arh, maybe this can give you some idea to create your own jackfruit cake? :p

Passionate About Baking said...
March 2, 2010 at 8:11 AM

Hi Jagruti,
Yes, it was really good. And the jackfruit wasn't too over-powering too!

Passionate About Baking said...
March 2, 2010 at 8:13 AM

Hi zurin,
It's quite an indulgence isn't it?

youfei said...
March 2, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Hi Jane,

It was such a pity I missed the class this time =(

Hopefully I can make it the next time round!!

Passionate About Baking said...
March 2, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Hi Youfei,
Ya lor. You missed a good workshop. Ok, next round, we go "Nippon"! Hahaha...;)

Adeline said...
March 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM

Hi Jane,
Can I have the link to Amy's workshop please as I'm sourcing for good classes to attend :).. Hahaha my hubby once asked for a Chempedak cake, guess this would be a good one to have :P

Passionate About Baking said...
March 3, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Hi Adeline,
You've not been baking lately? I've sent you an email separately. You're very good arh, you know it's a good workshop when you see one! ;) Hope you'll have fun too!

Shirley @ Kokken69 said...
March 3, 2010 at 3:20 PM

Hi! I agree, if I were you, I would also go for the cheesecake stick! I have seen similar ones on sale in Taiwan and Japan. They are usually cut into small sticks - the one in your picture still looks a little big by comparison :)

Passionate About Baking said...
March 3, 2010 at 3:55 PM

Hi Shirley,
Thanks for your info. Any idea how big were the ones you saw? I think the ones we received was about 1.5" 1.5" x 4". You think it should be smaller? :P I've not tried it for a long time, so I cannot recall what is the size outside.

Ju (The Little Teochew) said...
March 3, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Hi Jane, I am so impressed by all the cakes! They all look beautiful in their own right. You are really Passionate About Baking, taking the time to attend workshops to improve yourself. What an inspiration!

Passionate About Baking said...
March 3, 2010 at 8:17 PM

Hi Ju,
Oh ya! Don't you just salivate at those cake?? Share a little secret with you, I went there to get a sampling of the yummy cakes! *shhh* Don't reveal my secret okie? ;)

Adeline said...
March 4, 2010 at 2:05 PM

Hahahaah... you just said it out loud to the whole world!!! hahaha

Passionate About Baking said...
March 4, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Adel,
Not true lah. Not many read comments...only those who put comments will read comments. Heehee...so, it's not the whole world yet...only half perhaps? :p

Passionate About Baking said...
May 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Hi Ju,
Oh ya! Don't you just salivate at those cake?? Share a little secret with you, I went there to get a sampling of the yummy cakes! *shhh* Don't reveal my secret okie? ;)

zurin said...
May 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM

very intriguing! I agree wth u about the green tea colour. its beautiful!!

Jackfruit Cake Recipe said...
August 6, 2011 at 8:32 PM

Jackfruit Cake looks amazing

Jas Ling said...
June 3, 2012 at 4:50 PM

HI! i would like to make that jackfruit cake but how can i learn ?

Passionate About Baking said...
June 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Hi Jas,
Amy is now teaching at Kitchen Capers and Shermay. You may want to check her out thru those sites. Hope this helps.

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