I was thinking of using this for a lamb cake for Easter actually.How much more time?
]]>Hi Reeni! Do you mean in something like a Bundt pan? That should work fine, you’ll just need to increase the baking time.
]]>Hi Ellen! Thank you so much for the detailed feedback and for all your tips! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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This is the second time I have made this cake. The first time I did not have all ingredients at room temp and the cake was rather dense, yet flavorful. This time, I had everything at room temp, measured out correctly and ready to go. The cakes did dome a bit (this time I did NOT wrap the outside of the tins with a damp tea-towel, which would have reduced the dome. I got lazy.) The flavor is wonderful in the cake, and it is not as dense as my first attempt.
This is not a light and fluffy sponge cake, so have the right expectation before you indulge in this recipe.
I had to really watch the bake time, as my oven had this done in 27 mins. I also had to rotate the pans, due to my oven.
We ran out of the raspberries and substituted freeze-dried strawberries with the mango frosting, and still a delightful combination. The frosting is a bit involved, but worth the effort and time. There really is no good substitute with a store-bought, so plan ahead and just dive in. I will be doing this again and will try different flavor combinations, and perhaps add a splash of liquor to the frosting… so many possibilities! The 6 inch round is a little “small” but the cake truly is charming, as it is presented.
]]>Hi Brian! Freeze-dried mango powder would definitely be your best bet! You can just swap it in for the raspberry here. I would try mango juice instead of milk. The puree would be too thick. I would also do a mango curd as a filling and then the FD mango powder again in the frosting. Let me know if you try it and how it all turns out!
]]>Hi Rachel! For the cake it will be fine but I have not had success with carton white for the frosting. I talk more about that here: https://livforcake.com/swiss-meringue-buttercream-recipe/
]]>Hi Jyothi! Right from the stove you can start whipping it 🙂
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