Cempedak Butter Cake ~ The Healthy Way

Here's another famous local fruit I wanted to introduce to you today, cempedak ! The scientific name called as artocarpus integer where there's another fruit which looks quick the same called as artocarpus heterophyllus or 'Buah Nangka' in Malay. And most of us would called them as Jackfruit. They look quite alike but they actually taste so much different. Cempedak has such irresistible aroma which is more fragrant compare to Nangka. And cempedak fritter is widely sold all around the corner as one of the local street food. Recently, I received some cempedak from a friend nearby and wanting to try it on cakes. The idea is actually inspired by a local TV commercial called 'Ho Chak'. They went to interview the owner of this famous coffee shop in Ipoh selling this cempedak cake for many years already. (click here to see).And it has caught my attention immediately. If not forgetting, Cheah @ No Frills Recipe made this once.

Basically, the following butter cake recipe is adapted to Martha Stewart. Hopefully, she won't be fainted after she saw this version. hehehe..... And also baking the healthy way by using NuStevua sweetener.

Ingredients :
250gm   butter, room temperature
1-1/2 cup  sugar (substitute with 18 tspn NuStevia~Tagatose)
1/2 tspn  salt
4 eggs
3 cups  all purpose flour
1 TB  baking powder
1 cup  full cream milk
1 tspn  NuStevia Flavoured Vanilla
400gm  cempedak flesh, cut small

Method :
(1) combine flour & baking powder into a bowl and mix well, set aside.
(2) beat butter, sugar & salt till fluffy.
(3) then add in eggs one at a time and beat till well mixed.
(4) now, alternately stir flour & milk into butter mixture till everything well combined.
(5) finally, throw in all the cempedak flesh and mix well.
(6) divide batter into two portions and place to separate 3x3x9" tray, lined with parchment paper.
(7) bake at preheated oven 175'C for about 55mins to an hour or till tester came out clean.
(8) best to leave cool before slicing.

I sent out one loaf to my neighbour and they're totally fascinated by this special flavour. It's something new to them and to me too. Most probably, I will be making this for the coming Chinese New Year as a gift instead of cookies. :o)

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