Recipe: Durian Cake

DURIAN CAKE
Source: Exotic Fruits A-Z by Josephine Baker
Yield: 8 to 10 servings

1 Durian
6 oz butter (3/4 cup)
5 oz sugar (2/3 cup)
4 eggs, separated
6 oz flour (3/4 cup), sifted

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 1 (8-inch) cake pan.

Remove flesh from the durian and discard the seeds. Puree the flesh in a food processor.

Beat butter and sugar together until smooth, then beat in the egg yolks.

Beat flour into the butter mixture. Beat in the durian pulp.

Whip egg whites into stiff peaks and fold them into the mixture. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour, or until cake is done when tested with a toothpick.