LOYYAL Cake

What is LOYYAL CAKE?

LOYYAL CAKE is both an appreciation and affirmation of LOVE. The cake begins with a spice cake and alternated firmly with layers of sourish cheesecake. The final hits of cake with bittersweet, rich chocolate-coffee mousse and all surrounded by unique favor of shredded coconut, makes the cake for a beautiful presentation, so special and delicately suitable to express love in any occasion.


The Name:

Thanks to parents, the name “LOYYAL” is derived from the first alphabets name of two best friends (L-YY and O-AL) from Asia, who know each other in Europe. Their friendship developed through foods and cooking, left wonderful foot prints into each others’ life. The leading nature of L-YY while in the reverse of O-AL resulted to this newborn of LOYYAL. The sincerity of intentions, patience need of multilayer assemblies, complete trust of flavors incorporation and faithful of product outcome, lead to the suitability use of LOYYAL to well-reflex this LAYERS cake and LOYAL courage.


The Newborn Date:

The LOYYAL CAKE was investigated on 8^th August 2008 for a forthcoming birthday party, while conveys miss for an absence of best friend, who was on vacation to East. In addition to deliver best wishes for an approaching leave of the best friend to the East for good. The sole date of 08-08-08, in conjunction with Olympic event at China, wholly right represents this unique friendship and stories behind the West and the East.


The Shape:

The LOYYAL CAKE is made to be ROUND in shape. Generally symbolizes the cyclical nature of life, most specifically, is derived from the shape of earth, sun and moon. In the other words, the round shape is traditionally implied to symbolize REUNION of separation and being PROTECT, as how the round shape has been sketched. And so, the cake is fabricated in such a way, formerly to bless for the best, to any unavoidable separation among friends, lovers, families and so forth, for an upcoming reunion; and later to transmit unconditional embraced of harmony, friendship and love.


The Assemblies:

The LOYYAL CAKE is a work in 4 acts. There are four layers of spice cake; alternated firmly with another four layers of sourish cheesecake; a final topping layer of bittersweet, rich chocolate-coffee mousse; and all-surrounded by unique favor of shredded coconut. To express BEST WISHES throughout FOUR SEASONS of the WEST (represented by cheesecake) and even throughout FOUR SEASONS of the EAST (represented by spice layers cake). The friendship is highly APPRECIATED and unconditionally EMBRACED either in EUROPE (represented by mousse cover layer) or in HOMETOWN (represented by coconut protective layer). The cake is FIRMLY stacked up to NINE layers high with care and patience to signify EVERLASTING friendship, besides to emphasis the important of every step and every stage of friendship, relationship and even life, without seeking shortcut or big jump in achieving grand and stable final successes.


The Ingredients:

The LOYYAL CAKE composed of 12 ingredients. Namely eggs, sugar, butter, plain flour, corn flour, spice, cream cheese, haw pieces, bittersweet chocolate, espresso coffee, whipped cream and shredded coconut. In which, might be a symbolize product of West (cream cheese) and/or East (haw pieces) or tropical (coconut) and/or non-tropical (whipped cream) countries. To drive BEST REGARDS and bless for HUGE HARVESTS all over twelve months a year, all around the WORLD.


The Favors:

The LOYYAL CAKE is a concoction of 4 main favors. There are SOUR from cheesecake; SWEET on the whole, BITTER from mousse and SPICE from spice layers cake. Stress-on the role of success in every friendship, relationship and even life by overcoming every aspects of living; the UP and DOWN, the GOOD and BAD as well as the BRIGHTNESS and DARKNESS sides of life, wherein are impossible to avoid all through the journey of two; in order to achieve and maintain the overall SWEETNESS and HAPPINESS. Thus, it is important for the cake to be SWEET on the whole as BLESSING


The Colors:

Another important part of LOYYAL CAKE is the art of colors integration. The cake is designed to be major with BRIGHT color rather than DARK one, neither by surface area (370 cm² of bright shredded coconut and 250 cm² of dark mousse) nor volume (1000 cm³ of bright layers cake and 500 cm³ of dark mousse). To bring GOOD LUCKS to every friendship, relationship and even life with BEST WISHES for enriching positive aspects of life, despite the fact that the negative aspects of life somehow are inevitable. The topping layer of the cake has to be darker in color (dark mousse layer) while in the reverse for internal section (bright layers cake). Formerly to illustrate the personality of the best friend, and later to highlights the beauties of oneself should not be judged base on appearance, but by means of deep communication and well understanding.


The Textures:

The LOYYAL CAKE is investigated to foremost with SMOOTH texture instead of rough part. Drive for very smooth journey of friendship, relationship and even life. Although, it may be practically hard to achieve by manifestation (370 cm² of rough protective shredded coconut and 250 cm² of smooth dark mousse), but somehow please do not give up; believe and wish for the best with sincerity, patience and care, it will works by time from unconditional hard-works and continue self-development (500 cm³ of smooth cheesecake and 500 cm³ of smooth mousse while 500 cm³ of rough supportive spice cake). “WHAT YOU GIVE, YOU GET BACK…”


Occasions Suitability:

Many peoples enjoy celebrations, whether it is a birthday, valentine’s day, wedding, mother’s day, father’s day, anniversary or any other special occasion. A carefully chosen cake can add a final, personal, finishing touch to any celebration and may be remembered for years to come. The patience, care and loyal spirit of LOYYAL CAKE preparation, for it unique incorporation of favors, for it beautiful presentation and for it sincere intentions; make the cake so special and absolutely suitable to express love in ANY OCCASION.


Is my pleasure to share out this recipe...

Best Wishes with LOVE,
Ai Lien



Ingredients:

Spice Cake:

4 egg yolks
1 cups sugar
80 g butter
1/2 cup plain flour
1 1/2 tsp cornflour
1 tsp cinnamon spice (any spice or mixed spice)
4 egg whites

Cheesecake:

500 g cream cheese
4 egg yolks
4 egg whites
1 cup icing sugar
1 1/2 cup haw pieces (any sourish dried snack from East), finely chopped
2 tsp cornflour

Chocolate-Coffee Mousse (double up recipe for thicker topping):

100 g bittersweet chocolate
25 g butter
20 ml brewed espresso coffee
100 ml whipped cream
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
1 tbsp icing sugar

Protective Layer:

1/2 cup freshly shredded coconut or dessicated coconut

Method:

Lightly grease a springform cake pan (18 cm in diameter), dust bottom and side of pan with bread crumbs and tapping out excess; set aside.

Preheat oven to 180 °C.

Spice Cake:

In a large bowl, whisk egg whites till stiff, set aside.

In another bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar till pale and creamy, beat in butter, stir-in flour and spice.

Pour egg yolks mixture into egg whites and fold gently, divide into four portions; set aside.

Cheese Cake:

In a large bowl, whisk egg whites till almost stiff, add half amount of sugar and continue whipping till stiff peak formed; set aside.

In another bowl, whisk egg yolks with the remaining sugar till it has a smooth consistency.

Mix-in cream cheese, fold the stiffed egg whites mixture into cream cheese mixture and mix carefully still fully incorporated.

Stir-in haw pieces, divide into four portions; set aside.

Assemblies:

Set oven to broiler mode, pour first portion of spice cake batter into prepared cake pan.

Spread batter evenly by tilting pan, and bake under broiler for 5 minutes, or till the surface is golden brown.

Remove cake pan from oven, pour-in first portion of cheese cake batter, spread batter evenly again by tilting pan.

Return to oven and bake under broiler for another 12 minutes, or till the surface is golden yellow.

Repeat alternately until both batters are used up.

Remove from oven, let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Run a thin flexible knife or spatula around the pan to loosen the cake, set aside to cool completely.

Chocolate-Coffee Mousse:

In a deep bowl, beat whip cream until stiff and keep in refrigerator.

Over a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter.

Remove from heat, pour-in espresso, stir to incorporate.

In another deep bowl, whisk egg whites till almost stiff, add-in sugar and beat till soft peak form.

Add-in egg yolks to the chocolate mixture one at a time, beat to mix.

Gently stir-in one-third of whipped cream to the chocolate mixture, fold-in half of egg whites, stir to just incorporate, fold-in the remaining whites then whipped cream and stir to incorporate well.

Spoon mousse onto cooled cake, tilt cake pan to evenly spread out mousse and chill cake in refrigerator for at least 5 hours or overnight till set.

Carefullly run a thin flexible knife or spatula around the pan again to loosen the outer mousse layer of cake.

Remove rim of the springform and coat cake side with shredded coconut.

Decorate cake accordingly and chilled well before serving.