Red pitaya (dragon fruit) yogurt mousse cake

Ingredients

Ingredients :

For Sponge Cake :

• 70g plain flour
• 2 eggs
• 15g milk
• 50g caster sugar
• 1 tbsp glucose
• 1 tsp vanilla extra
• salt 2g
• 15g oil
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

For the Filling :

Red Pitaya Sauce :

• 200g red pitaya fresh (chopped)
• 50g caster sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

Red Pitaya Mousse :

• 2 tsp gelatin powder
• 2 tbsp hot water
• 100g fresh cream (whipped)
• 150g non-fat plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp kirsch or vanilla extract

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Preparation

• Method :
  For Sponge Cake :
  1. Sift flour and baking soda.
  1. Beat eggs, sugar and salt on medium speed till foamy.
  3. Add in glucose and continue beat till 5 times in volume and ribbon-like.
  4. Add in sifted flour and baking soda, beat on LOW speed till mix well.
  5. Mix oil and milk and pour 1/3 of the batter and mix well.
  6. Pour the milk batter to the remaining flour batter and mix well
  7. Pour batter in a round pan and bake for 20 - 30mins at 180c.
  7. Remove from the oven and invert the pan immediately. Let cool completely before unmould.
  
  To make sauce : bring chopped red pitaya, sugar and lemon juice to boil for 5 mins until mixture slightly thickens. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
  
  To make mousse : stir aga aga powder into hot water or stirring over simmering water until melt. add in 150g of red pitaya sauce and mix well. Fold in whipped cream, yogurt and vanilla extract.
  
  To assemble : Line cling wrap inside a big bowl. Pour in half of mousse, cover with a slice of sponge cake. Pour the balance mousse and cover with the last slice of sponge cake. Wrap well and freeze for 4 hours or over night.