Friday, June 3, 2011

"Swiss Rolled" Mango Yogurt Cheesecake

Last weekend was my MIL's birthday and for the past month, I had been pondering what kind of cake should I be baking for her. Nothing too "adventurous" either in taste or looks, especially if it's meant for an elder member of the family. But I wanted to bake something real special too, not something I've done before. :P So with much consideration and "engineering" involved, I decided to go with this Swiss Rolled Mango Yoghurt Cheesecake. Why Swiss rolled? Check it out yourself:
 
If you remember a while back when I did the Pikachu Mango Swiss Roll Cake, you'll know where I got this idea from. Nice? I sure hope it had made the birthday lady a littler happier seeing this cake. If there is a phrase to describe what I went through to make this cake, it's "没有功劳,也有苦劳" (rough translation: even if I didn't get any credit for it, I sure did gave my full effort in making it). You folks must be wondering what effort? What's the big deal? Well, the thing was I made a major mistake in the process of baking the Swiss roll cake around it. When I piped the Chinese characters "生日快乐", I didn't realize that it will turn out to be the mirror image when I placed the sheet cake up! Left with no choice, I re-baked the Swiss roll sheet again, deco and all....*sigh!!!* Well at least there's a lesson learnt here! I'm pretty sure I won't be making this mistake again....I hope!




I got idea of making fruit yogurt cheesecake from Wendy of Table for 2 or more, where she made a Passion fruit Yoghurt Cheesecake. It looked really light and refreshing, something nice to have after dinner. So it was definitely a good choice for me. :)) I followed her recipe to the dot except that I replaced the passion fruit with fresh mango puree and the plain yogurt with mango yoghurt. As for the Swiss roll, you can use my Pikachu mango Swiss Roll cake recipe. :))
Besides the minor "set back", I really enjoyed making this cake. :) It still turned out as I expected it to be. (BIG relief!). :P It was light and freshing, with a slight tang from the yogurt which I find it easy to go down even after a heavy dinner. :))

As you can see from the sliced up cake, the yogurt layer and the cheesecake layer are not in proportion. :P I should have doubled up the cheesecake recipe and reduced the the yogurt filling. O well, next time! BTW, sorry for my poor photography this time, sure didn't do justice to the cake, heehee *thick skinned!*

Hope you all like this cake I made and a little inspired to bake a nice birthday cake yourself for you loved ones. :) Either way, have a good good weekend! Cheers all!

24 comments:

The Sweetylicious said...

i love you "never say die" (: luckily you re-baked it. otherwise i wouldnt get to see such lovely bake, with so much love (: the cake look really special and delicious! (:

ann low said...

Oh Bee! You've done a great job! I love how you made this birthday cake with the 生日快乐 at the side. Looks very pretty indeed :)

Carolina said...

Bellisima tu tarta!!! Felicidades!!! Un beso

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Cooking Gallery said...

This looks so pretty and just divine...! Love the Chinese writings on the sides:)

Wen said...

Lovely cake! So creative!

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

The happy birthday wordings on the side make this cake look so special, you are brilliant , great idea .

shaz said...

Wow. Amazing work!

Kitchen Corner said...

Wow! What can I say!? I'm almost speeacless. This is marvelous!

ReeseKitchen said...

Bee Bee, this is very nice! Your MIL must be very happy..:) See you soon ya..:)

ICook4Fun said...

That is one good looking cake. You have put a lot of work and effort into it. I am sure your MIL love this cake.

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Jean said...

wow that's so creative lar!! I've never thought I could roll a swiss roll around a cake like this. looks really beautiful!

pigpigscorner said...

oh wow, the cake looks amazing!

Yummy Bakes said...

Wow ... how did you do it? So beautiful!

Jo said...

Gorgeous cheesecake and I love the way you have treated the sides with "BD wishes"! What a treat!

Zoe said...

This cake is SO AMAZING with all these words on its side! I'm speechless!

Unknown said...

你的蛋糕令彩绘蛋糕卷更上一层楼了,好棒!

lena said...

bee, with all the work and the effort that you put in to make this, i must really salute you! to me, this is really not easy at all!!

My Little Space said...

Bee. this is such a big project! The cake looks fabulous. You're getting more & more creative these days. I bet you MIL loves it alot. Have a great day, dear.
Kristy

Jeannie said...

What a great looking cake! Looks so difficutl to make too and you have to do it twice, wow! Goes to show how dedicated you are:)

Janine said...

I made the same mistake as you! I baked a cake with words not realizing that it would be the mirror image and I'd to redo the whole thing. But it was a good thing, because I think the second time was better :) Btw, your creativity is beyond words!

Honey Bee Sweets said...

Thanks so much for all your support and wonderful comments my dear friends and fellow bloggers! Will try to bake more nice yummies to share. ;) have a ood day all!

Elin said...

A cake made out of love is good :) Bee Bee I am sure your MIL loves it much. Thanks for sharing with us :) YUM yUmm