Name: Lychee Cake recipe by Fajeeda Ashik at BetterButter
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 Large Eggs; 1/2 to 3/4 Cup All purpose flour; 1 tbsp Cornflour; 1/2 to 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar; 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence; 1/2 tsp Baking powder; 2 tsp Melted Butter; A pinch of salt; For Frosting:; 3 Sachet dream whip powder; 1/2 to 3/4 Cup Cold milk; 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence; For Lychee Syrup:; 8 to 10 Fresh Lychees de seeded and sliced; 2 tsp Sugar; 1/4 Cup Water; For Pralines:; 1 Cup Sugar; 1 Cup Almond and Cashewnuts Mixed

Ingredients Serving: 8

3 Large Eggs
1/2 to 3/4 Cup All purpose flour
1 tbsp Cornflour
1/2 to 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
1/2 tsp Baking powder
2 tsp Melted Butter
A pinch of salt
For Frosting:
3 Sachet dream whip powder
1/2 to 3/4 Cup Cold milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
For Lychee Syrup:
8 to 10 Fresh Lychees de seeded and sliced
2 tsp Sugar
1/4 Cup Water
For Pralines:
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Almond and Cashewnuts Mixed

Instructions

Beat the eggs and sugar till creamy and pale. Sift the flours, baking powder and salt, keep aside. Add Vanilla essence to the beaten eggs. Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and fold in with big strokes.
Add the melted butter and mix. Grease a cake tin and line with parchment paper. Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
Pour the batter in to the tin. Bake the cake at 165 degree C for 15 mins. Allow the cake to cool completely.
Toast the almonds and cashew nuts lightly. In a pan caramelize the sugar till brown. Add the toasted almonds and cashews to this caramelized sugar. Grease an aluminium foil and pour this into it and cover.
Allow it to cool completely. When cooled, powder and keep aside. Now whip the dream whip powder with cold milk till fluffy. Add vanilla essence.
In another pan add lychees, sugar and water. Boil till the lychees are soft. Remove and let it cool. Cut the cake into 2 portions.
In one portion brush with the lychee syrup. Spread a big spoon full of whipped cream. Top the cream with the lychees. Cover this with other half of the cake.
Cover the cake with whipped cream. Put the pralines all over the cake and on the sides of the cake. Garnish with some pieces of lychees. Refrigerate till set. Enjoy!

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