No tengo fotos de la tarta cortada por dos razones: 1ª. porque necesitaba mantener la tarta intacta para la fiesta y 2º. porque a pesar de que podría haber tomado un pedazo de casa, la tarta se derrumbó mientras la cortábamos .. sí, lo confieso .. es verdad :-( No estuvo en la nevera antes de la fiesta y cuando la cortamos estaba algo tibia y blanda y yo (sin pensar) la estaba cortando con vigor .. mala idea .. lo puedo decir otra vez .. MALA IDEA!! Cuatro niveles (muy alta) de tarta rellena con crema de vainilla con un jarabe condimentado de sirope tiene que estar en la nevera para asegurarse de que usted la corte mantenga su forma ..;-) Nota a mi misma: ¡NO LO HAGAS OTRA VEZ!
Anyhow the cake was a huge success, everybody (well I think everybody) liked it :-) In the end there wasn´t much left and most of the people at the party took seconds home ;-) Since it was a Xmas Party I decorated the topped with some little white sprinkles, gold glitter and most importantly some Xmas chocolate trees which I made the day before and kept them in the freezer to keep their shape.
De todos modos la tarta fue un gran éxito, a todo el mundo (bueno, creo que todo el mundo) le gustó :-) Al final no sobró apenas nada y la mayoría de la gente se llevo algo a casa ;-) Ya que era una fiesta de Navidad, yo decoré la parte de arriba con algunos pequeños confites blancos, brillo dorado y lo más importante, algunos árboles de Navidad de chocolate que hice el día anterior y que guardé en el congelador para mantener su forma.
RECIPE
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Ingredients
Cake (enough for 4 levels of 24cm moulds):
- 700g of flour
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 1 tsp grounded cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp grounded ginger
- 1/2 tsp grounded clove
- 4 eggs
- 250g of butter without salt at room temp
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of buttermilk (make your own: 1 cup milk + 15ml lemon juice)
- 1 tsp of vanilla essence/paste
- 30ml of oil (I used sunflower)
Soaking syrup:
- 125 ml water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp grounded cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp grounded ginger
- 1/2 tsp grounded clove
Filling:
- 1 tub of full-cream cream cheese
- 250g of butter without salt at room temp
- 1 tsp of vanilla essence/paste
- 1 jar of orange marmelade (bitter)
- 2 cups of icing sugar (sifted)
Frosting:
(to cover the cake)
- 250g of butter
- 1 cup sifted icing sugar
- orange zest of 1 orange
- 200g of melted white chocolate (cooled to room temperature)
Method
For the Cake:
Pre-heat the oven at 180ºC and grease your moulds. Sift all the dry ingredients together. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, add the eggs 1 by 1 then the vanilla. Now add the dry ingredients and slowly add the buttermilk. Finally add the oil. Make sure you don´t overmix your batter! Bake for 25-3o minutes. I divided my batter inbetween 4 moulds, therefore my baking time was reduced. If you divide your batter into 2 moulds (you can cut your 2 layers into 2 to create 4 layers at the end), you need to bake it for aprox 35-40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool completely.
Soaking syrup:
At medium heat bring the water and sugar to a boil on the stove top, take off as it begins to boil and the sugar is dissolved, now add your spices and vanilla essence and mix well. Leave to thicken for a little while and when your cakes are cooled, brush the surface of your 4 levels with the soaking syrup. Leave to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes before filling.
Filling:
Mix all your ingredients on high speed in a blender and when done leave to cool in the fridge to firm up. Fill your cake, making sure each level has the same quantity. Leave your cake in the fridge for a further 30 minutes to set with the filling.
Frosting:
Mix all your ingredients on high speed in a blender and use it to crumb coat your cake. Place your cake in the fridge for 20 minutes or until the crumb coat has set. Now frost your cake for the 2nd time and decorate it to your liking :-)
I truly hope you all had a blessed Xmas filled with love, laughter and hope.. Until next time!
Yo verdaderamente espero que todos hayan tenido una Navidad bendecida llena de amor, alegría y esperanza .. Hasta la próxima!