Food fusion is slowly becoming a norm now. People are more accepting to combining flavours together, even if we could never have imagined it together before.
The question is, how does our favourite food or drink turn into cake? Well, it’s essentially taking the main flavours of the food or drink and putting it into the cake. Whether it’s in the batter itself or in its toppings.
1. Pandan Gula Melaka
Inspired from ondeh-ondeh, this cake has gained quite a fanbase. It’s available almost everywhere now.
What makes the cake is a pandan flavoured cake, with coconut cream frosting and gula melaka sprinkled in each layer.
Why not try and make the pandan cake first then add the other components as you go along. Here’s a recipe!
2. Apam Balik
Apam balik is a street-food that we all know and love. Its cake version is made of vanilla cake and peanut frosting. After the layers are assembled, sweet corn and peanuts are put on top.
Sudden cravings for apam balik now? You can make it at home! Watch the video below.
3. Teh Tarik
Did you ever think you’d see your favourite drink in cake form? Me neither. But it happened.
The cupcake consists of teh tarik batter and a condensed milk frosting. Some bakeries that bake the cupcake version even have a teh tarik custard filling inside!
4. Durian Cake
Durian cake is not something new but it’s impossible to not mention the king of fruits!
A durian cake comes in so many forms; crepe cake, cupcake, and is even incorporated in a Sarawak style layer cake.
The durian flavour is in the batter itself. Some bakeries take it up a notch by making durian custard filling or even drizzled on top the cake.
If a cake is too much for you to handle, why not try making pengat durian?
5. Bandung
Another drink turned to cake. This cake is made with hints of rose flavouring in the batter, symbolising the sirap. Its icing is usually made with condensed milk and more rose flavouring.