It is my best friend Kimberly’s 40th birthday on the 30th (her and my Dad share the same birth date and he will be 60 this year), and last Saturday she had a party to celebrate this milestone in her life. She of course wanted a cake and she very kindly asked me, even though I was going to offer anyway, if I would make her one. Well of course I would for one thing I LOVE making cakes and secondly I LOVE Kimberly – she and I have been best friends since approximately October 1986, and she has been such a wonderful friend so of course I was going to say yes! We had a little chat and we decided upon a layered sponge with different shades of green inside, as green is her favourite colour. I did originally intend to make a taller cake, but we opted to make some matching cupcakes to save serving and cutting up the big cake for the guests.
So here is how I made her Green Layered White Chocolate Cake
- *FOR THE SPONGES*
- 6 eggs
- 300g unsalted butter & extra for greasing the tins
- 300g caster sugar
- 300g self raising flour, sifted & extra or greasing the tins
- 6 tsp of vanilla essence
- 4 tubes of lime green liquid food gel (Dr Oetekar)
- *FOR THE DECORATION*
- 500ml double cream
- 4 tbsp vanilla essence
- 150g green coloured chocolate curls (approx)
- 700g white chocolate ciggarellos
- piece of satin ribbon to fit an 8inch cake & a dap of glue
- grease and line 3 x 8 inch sandwich cake tins
- pre heat the oven to 180oC / 160oC (fan)
- cream the butter and sugar together for about 5 minutes until pale and creamy
- Add the eggs and about 2 tbsp of the flour and slowy beat together, then add the vanilla essence and increase the speed and beat for a few more minutes
- Add the remaining flour and fold in until combined.
- Weigh the cake batter and then divide it equally between 3 bowls :
- in bowl 1 add ½ tube of green food colouring
- in bowl 2 add 1½ tubes of green food colouring
- in bowl 3 add 2 tubes of green food colouring
- mix the contents of each bowl well to let the cake batters turn their different shades of green
- Pour each cake batter into each of the cake tins and place in the oven and cook for about 22-25 minutes until cooked all the way through
- allow to cool for about 10 minutes until the sponges shrink away from the circumference of the tins, and then carefully remove and place onto a wire rack to cool properly.
- Mean while place the cream into a bowl with the vanilla essence and whip until the cream just starts to thicken - you want it to be thick but not over beaten!
- Cover and keep in the fridge until you are ready to assemble your cake (but use cream on same day that you are eating the cake!)
- When you are ready to assemble the cake, place the darker coloured sponge on your cake stand/board and sandwich it with the middle coloured sponge and then repeat with the lightest coloured one
- Then cover all the sides with the cream
- Place the ciggarellos around the bottom of the cake
- When you have covered the first two sponges, you need to then cut the remaining ciggarellos in half and then add those above the first layer to make the final top layer
- The add the green chocolate curls to the top sponge to cover the cream
- Then add the green satin ribbon to finish off the cake
The cake was a great success (phew!) and tasted lovely and the sponges were really light (yay!). Kimberly loved it which was the most important thing
The cupcakes were just vanilla cupcakes topped with a white chocolate frosting which I coloured with some more green food colouring, and topped with the remaining ciggarello halves.
Looks amazing. I love the ciggarellos round the outside, they make it look extra special
How could anyone fail to be delighted with that? Wish you were my friend -it’s my birthday next week!
MY WORD IM GOB SMACKED !!! wow that cake is a knock out
it looks great Jenny, lovely colour! x
How fabulous is this cake and would never think of making or ordering a green cake but I definitely will-just need a fitting occasion now! Well done you and thanks for linking to #tastytuesdays
Wow. Wow. Sorry I had to say that twice! I headed over when the link landed in my inbox thinking maybe I’ll make this… Then I saw it! I don’t think I’d have the patience but looks like it’s well worth the effort! If I got a cake like this for my birthday I’d be ecstatic.
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Wow! You’re so talented! I’ve recently start trying out making pancakes! Didn’t appear quite as tasty as yours! Would love to try baking with your recipe one day *^–^*
Wow, that is absolutely stunning Jenny! You’re a true artist x
This cake looks stunning! I would probably go for pink layers for a princess party for my pink-obsessed girl. Mel #RecipeoftheWeek
Jenny I’m drooling over this and I know how wonderful all your cakes are!
That looks absolutely amazing! #recipeoftheweek
The cake is stunning, absolutely beautiful. Your friend must have been so pleased with it.
Wow this looks amazing Jenny!! Well done, you must be over the moon with it! #recipeoftheweek x
I think this cake is so pretty and it’s something a bit different as well. I always think adding cupcakes is a great way to make sure you have enough cake for everyone. Thanks for joining in with #CelebrationCakesAndBakes xx
I am in awe of your skills – this looks and sounds amazing. Well done you! Thank you for linking up to #recipeoftheweek. It’s always appreciated 🙂 I’ve Pinned and Tweeted this post and there’s a new linky just gone live – would love you to join in x
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