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Tri-flavoured Ogura (Xiang Si) Cake

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After the last Milo Ogura Cake, I wanted to make another that is pandan flavoured. I also wanted to make one that is vanilla, and chocolate flavoured, but I only had enough eggs to make 1 cake! So I combined all 3 flavours to make this one. I wanted to try using coconut milk instead of fresh milk that was used in my previous recipe. I also tried baking it at a higher temperature (160C for 40 mins then 140C for 20 mins) then reducing it to a lower temperature, but the result wasn’t as ideal as the top of my cake had 2 small cracks. Next time, I’ll stick to 150C for 50-55mins.
 
If your top cracked, it means the oven temp is too hot, these cakes are very delicate. If you have a smaller oven, please bake a smaller cake as it will raise quite a bit, we wouldn’t want a burnt top or an exploding cake do we? 🙂 If the cake did not rise while baking, it could mean that the batter may have been deflated using the folding process or it was not at stiff peak stage. Over beating the cake will produce a dry cake, under beating and you will have an unstable cake that will sink.

The cake will look like a fluffy pillow when it’s just out of the oven and the top will shrink to level during the cooling process. Turning the cake upside down will help minimize the shrinkage of the cake. Use a removable bottom aluminium baking tin for best results. If you use a baking paper to line the bottom, DO NOT grease, and be VERY VERY gentle when peeling it off. Use a good parchment paper for this bake. And expect a little drop in the base due to the parchment paper used.

DO NOT leave to cool in tin for too long as there will be condensation in the tin and cause the base of the cake to be soggy. This cake is basically a chiffon cake without the center tube to hold its structure, so it depends on the stability of the meringue to hold it’s shape. Your eggs need to be at room temperature too! I do have to trim about 0.5cm or less on all 4 sides of the cake to straighten the sides.

I adapted from Wendy’s Small Small World for this recipe. I felt that it is not as moist as the Milo cake, but still moist and soft nonetheless. After so many bakes using Milo powder, I have to say that Milo makes the bake product a little more moist than usual. Another win for Milo!

Ingredients (Makes a 8-9 inches square pan)

  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • 1 whole egg
  • 65g corn oil
  • 80g coconut milk (I used low fat)
  • 70g sugar
  • 1/3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 tsp chocolate emulco
  • 1/3 tsp pandan paste
  • 65g superfine flour, sifted
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tar tar
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 160C with a tray of 2 cups of tap water on the lower rack as shown in the picture.
Or you can use 150C which was used in my other recipe.

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolk, one whole egg together, and drizzle corn oil while beating.
Then continue beating and drizzle in your coconut milk.
Mix salt into flour.
Sieve in your flour mixture and mix in 3 batches until well combined.

It should be pale yellow and thick.
Meanwhile, in the electric mixer beat eggs until bubbly then add 1/4 tsp cream of tar tar.
Continue beating until soft peaks and gradually add sugar.

Continue until you get just get stiff peaks.
Meringue should not fall out when you turn it upside down, and it should be glossy.
Add meringue into yolk mixture and fold until combined.
Use quick and gentle strokes. DO NOT deflate batter.
Divide batter into 3 portions.
Add pandan paste in one, chocolate emulco in the other, and vanilla for the last one.
Fold each one until nicely combined, again remember not to deflate batter.

Line your baking tin with parchment paper on the bottom only. DO NOT GREASE!
Pour chocolate batter and use a spatula to spread it out. Bang it on counter top to release big air bubbles.

Then do the same for the pandan batter.

And lastly the vanilla batter.
Give it a few good bangs on the counter top before sending it to the oven.
Bake for 160C for 40 mins, then lower temp to 140C for 20 mins.
Or bake for 150C for 50-55 mins.

Once baked, straight away overturn it on wire rack.

Ten minutes later, use a knife to run around the sides of the cake.
Remove from tin, very gently remove parchment paper.
Continue to cool upside down.

Wait for it to cool completely before cutting.
It will be easier to cut when it’s chilled.
Keep in air tight container in fridge.

 

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12 Comments

  • Reply
    Kenyan Lass
    25 March, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    hi..do you ice this cake? 2nd..must chiffon cakes be cooked in that kind of detachable tin? thanks.

    • Reply
      delishar
      26 March, 2014 at 1:33 pm

      Hi Kenyan,
      I did not ice the cake. You can if you want to, or sandwich it with buttercream. It is not absolutely necessary to use a removable bottom, you like line the bottom like I did. However, using a removable bottom means you will not need to line it and that will reduce shrinkage too. 🙂

  • Reply
    MonuTeena RecipesPassion
    29 March, 2014 at 6:34 am

    OMG shar kay you are so talented in making cakes; thanks for sharing the useful tips too; it will be so helpful for everyone.. the cake looks so delicate, marvellously made; excellent smooth cake 🙂

  • Reply
    kak long
    14 July, 2015 at 2:16 am

    Hi Sharon, may I know where to buy the round stand for the rectangular wire cake cooler for the baked cake?

    • Reply
      delishar
      14 July, 2015 at 12:23 pm

      Hi Kak long, the metal rack that you are referring to is part of my cooking hob fixture. 🙂

  • Reply
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    18 July, 2015 at 4:49 am

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  • Reply
    Serene Koh
    24 July, 2015 at 8:25 am

    Hi Delishar

    You mention super fine flour. Does it matter if its what type of flour? Or what type of flour do you use?

    • Reply
      Sharon Lam
      24 July, 2015 at 2:02 pm

      Hi Serene! Super fine flour is also known as hongkong flour or top flour.

  • Reply
    Diana
    29 March, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    Is corn oil compulsory?
    It’s possible to substitute by using Canola or Sunflower oil?

    • Reply
      Sharon Lam
      29 March, 2017 at 8:47 pm

      Sure, you can use those too. Or even melted butter.

  • Reply
    selda
    29 March, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    hi whats pandan pls

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