Serves 8 | Prep time 50 mins | Assembly time 20 mins
Ingredients
For the cake
1 cup melted, unsalted butter
2 cups Milkmaid or condensed milk
1½ cups warm water
375g refined flour
1¾ tsp baking powder
1¾ tsp baking soda
500ml Rasna syrup or orange Tang syrup
For the kaffir lime mousse
50g cream cheese
4 tsp icing sugar
50g melted white chocolate
2 tsp finely chopped kafir lime leaves
50g whipped cream
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. To make the cake, mix all the ingredients except the Rasna syrup in a bowl.
3. Pour the mixture into a papered or floured mould and bake for 25-30 minutes until done.
4. Unmould and soak the cake in the syrup. Leave to cool.
5. To make the mousse, mix the cheese with the sugar. Add the melted chocolate and kaffir lime leaves, then the cream and mix well.
6. To assemble, pipe the mousse on to the soaked cake. Serve chilled.
— Recipe courtesy of Carnival by Tresind
