GREEN TEA KIWI MOUSSE CAKE

Last 2 weeks i bought kiwis for my niece's birthday cake, at last i din't use it cause she wants strawberries only! Kept until today.... luckily it still nice !!!

This recipe was taken from a book where i flipped through couple of my mum's recipe books & finally find 1 that is just nice !Thank God .... if not my kiwis all wasted!The look of sponge cake was not so nice.... But okay to me la... cause homemade ma... hehee :D

Sponge Ingredients:

• 180g sponge mix
• 3 eggs
• 50ml water
• 50g melted butter/ cooking oil
• few drops green colouring

Mousse Ingredients:

• 2 tsp green tea powder
• 1egg yolk
• 50ml fresh milk
• 50g caster sugar
• 1 tsp gelatine powder
• 1 tbsp water
• 150g fresh cream ( whipped)
• 4 kiwis

1. Beat sponge mix, eggs & water for 10 mins. Fold in melted butter/ cooking oil. mix well. Mix in green colouring with 5 tbsps of sponge batter & put into piping bag.
2. Pipe wave shapes onto a lined 10x14 inches baking tray. Spread the rest batter over the waves batter. Bake in preheated oven at 180c for 10 mins.
3. Mousse : Stir green tea powder, egg yolk, milk & sugar in a heatproof bowl over a simmering of water until mixture is thicken.
4. Stir gelatine & water over a simmering of water until dissolved. Stir into green tea mixture, mix well.
5. Fold in whipped cream.
6. To assemble : Line sponge cake in the sides of a loaf tin. Spoon in some mousse & arrange kiwis in the centre. Spread the rest mousse over kiwis. Cover with a slice of sponge. Refrigerate until set.

HAVE A NICE DAY :D