Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 可可蛋糕 (WHITE VANDA CAKE)

可可蛋糕 (WHITE VANDA CAKE)

Ingredients :-

2½ cups plain flour

½ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1½ cups white sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 cup buttermilk

3 tablespoons red food colouring

1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar

1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream cheese frosting

227g cream cheese

227g mascarpone cheese

¾ teaspoon icing sugar, sifted

1½ cups heavy whipping cream

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Meanwhile, lightly grease two 20-cm round cake pans and line with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. In a bowl, sift together flour, salt and cocoa powder. Set aside. Use an electric mixer to beat butter until soft, add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating between additions. Add vanilla essence, beat until combined.

3. In a measuring cup, whisk buttermilk with food colouring. With mixer on slow, alternately add flour mixture and coloured buttermilk.

4. In a cup, combine distilled vinegar and baking soda. Allow mixture to fizz then quickly fold into a cake batter.

5. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans. Smooth tops with spatula. Bake for 25 to 30 mins, or until a toothpick stuck in the centre of the cakes comes out clean.

6. Let cakes sit in pans on a wire rack for 10 mins, to cool. Remove from pans, cover in foil and place in the freezer for 1 hour. (This makes frosting them easier)

7. To make frosting, mix cream and mascarpone cheeses in a food processor until smooth. Add vanilla essence and icing sugar. Process until blended. Transfer to a large bowl.

8. Whip cream until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, gently fold a little into cream cheese mixture, bit by bit. If the frosting is too thin to spread, chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

9. Place 1 cake, top side down on a serving platter. Spread on a layer of frosting. Place the other cake on top. Frost top and sides of both cakes. Top with orchids or other flowers.