ORANGE VANILLA SPONGE CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING – FOR PSYCHIC COOK!!
August 20, 2008 in Uncategorized
While I’m in the recipe giving mood, after I blogged the photos of hubs’ birthday cake on Monday d1 asked if I would give my recipe for my buttercream……………
ORANGE VANILLA HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE
4 Tbs Sunflower Oil
1 Cup Milk
2 Cups Cake Flour
4 Eggs
2 Cups Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch Salt
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Preheat Oven to 180 o C
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Grease, flour and line 3 round cake pans
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Boil Oil and Milk together
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Beat Eggs and sugar together till pale and thick (ribbon stage about 10min)
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Sift flour, baking powder and salt together
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Fold into beaten egg mixture
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Add hot milk and oil mixture
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Fold all together gently
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Divide into cake pans
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Bake for 20-25min
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Allow to cool 10minutes then turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely
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Ice with apricot jam and fresh cream or buttercream frosting
1 Cup Butter – at room temperature
2 Cups Icing Sugar – sieved
Zest of 1/2 Orange
1/2 tsp Vanilla Powder (or 1 tsp Essence)
Pinch Salt
Milk if needed
Beat the butter until very pale
Beat in the vanilla, salt and orange zest
Add the icing sugar a bit at a time and blend well until the required consistency is reached. You may not use it all or you may want to add a bit more
Use a bit of milk to thin down if needed.
To decorate, I first spread some apricot jam (homemade of course!!) onto the one layer then a large dollop of the frosting
Cover with the second layer and decorate as desired.
I usually freeze the one layer and use it later - with icing or plain in a trifle
Enjoy…….
browniegirl xxx
browniegirl
gigglinggourmet said on August 20, 2008
you are a mean mama, now go see do you like your dog…i want that cake nooooooooow XXXXXXXXXX
Moonz said on August 20, 2008
WOnderful idea doing 3 layers.. yummy frosting. I really do love your blog.. always feel like baking after visiting you.
Good luck with the weigh in!!! HUGS
Collywolly said on August 20, 2008
Jenny – sorry darlin, its for those out there who want it…….if you come this way for tea I can make it for you
xxxxx
Collywolly said on August 20, 2008
Dinx – thanx for that lovely compliment doll, Im glad you enjoy, always nice to see you. luv xxx
ilovefood said on August 21, 2008
thanks broiwnie girl- I am so going to hit rock bottom NOw. love this!
Collywolly said on August 21, 2008
d1 – oooooh NO!! I hope you gonna wait till you can reward yourself with this. Did you see how much I lost???? Hope it can inspire you!!! xxx
Bad_Cat said on August 21, 2008
Vanilla sponge is my favourite!
sweetie_pie said on August 21, 2008
Oh this looks so good!! Thanx for the recipe xx
Collywolly said on August 22, 2008
Kitten – hi and thanx for popping in. This is a fab vanilla sponge if you leave out the orange. xx
Collywolly said on August 22, 2008
Sweetiepie – havent seen you around for awhile. you’re welcome xx