How to Bake a Cake Inside an Ostrich Egg (Because Easter!)

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How to Bake a Cake Inside an Ostrich Egg (Because Easter!)
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How to Bake a Cake Inside
an Ostrich Egg (Because
Easter!)
By Mila Pantovich Mar. 21st, 2016
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How to Bake a Cake Inside an Ostrich Egg (Because Easter!)
Photos Credit: Regent Taipei
Remember those little plastic Easter eggs your parents used to fill with
goodies? Well, the Regent Taipei has taken that concept and blown it
away with their unique cake­filled ostrich egg. Available at the hotel from
March 25 to April 5, the one­of­kind treat is made by filling the large egg
with fine cake batter and then carefully baking. When it comes time to
enjoy it, guests are given a little wooden hammer to crack the egg open
and freshly­made apple cinnamon compote or clotted cream for dipping.
You can also opt for the dessert to be encased in a chrome birdcage and
if kids are present, the hotel will even supply markers so the egg can be
decorated first.
If you can’t get to Taiwan, the hotel graciously offered the recipe so you
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could try making it yourself at home. Ingredients:
Sponge Cake Dough
­ 4 whole eggs
­ 90 gm sugar
­ 20 ml milk
­ 8 gm butter (Isigny, if available)
­ 38 gm thin power wheat flour (Japanese violet)
Dipping Sauce
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(Mixed Berry Compote)
­ 20 gm frozen strawberry
­ 26 gm frozen raspberry
­ 25 gm frozen cherry
­ 13 gm sugar
­ 5 ml lemon juice
­ 0.5 gm vanilla stick
(Mascarpone Cream Cheese Dip)
­ 60 gm mascarpone Cheese
­ 3 gm sugar
­ 20 gm whipped cream
­ 0.5 gm vanilla stick
Directions:
Drill a hole through the eggshell to drain out the yolk and whites. Wash
ostrich egg thoroughly then disinfect with boiled water and leave out to
dry.
Preheat oven to 170°C and put the eggshell in to bake for 30 minutes.
Pour a tiny spoonful of vegetable oil to thinly coat the inner eggshell to
prevent batter from sticking.
Fill eggshell up to 4/5 full with sponge cake batter and bake egg with hole
on top at 170°F for 40 minutes. Remove from oven to let cool and enjoy
together with mixed berry compote and mascarpone cream cheese
dipping sauces!
Mila Pantovich
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