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Layer cakes

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Chocolate Layer Cake

6 · 40 minutes · This Chocolate Layer Cake is an elegant and decadent chocolate dessert, by far one of the best chocolate cakes ever. It is moist and rich, with thin chocolate sponge cake layers, an irresistible chocolate and cream cheese frosting and topped with a silky chocolate ganache.

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 8 Eggs
Baking & Spices
  • 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 15 1/2 oz Chocolate, semisweet
  • 5/8 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
Drinks
  • 3 1/2 fl oz Espresso coffee
Dairy
  • 10 oz Cream cheese
  • 2 1/3 cup Whipping cream
  • 7 oz Whipping cream
Salted Caramel Cake

68 · 80 minutes · The ultimate caramel cake! A delicous brown sugar sponge layered in between a silky caramel buttercream and oozy caramel.

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs
Condiments
  • 1 tbsp Treacle
  • 4 tsp Vanilla bean spread
Baking & Spices
  • 125 g Brown sugar, Light
  • 1 tin Carnation caramel
  • 100 g Caster sugar
  • 1 Flakey salt
  • 800 g Icing sugar
  • 225 g Self raising flour
Dairy
  • 225 g Butter
  • 400 g Butter, Unsalted
  • 1 tbsp Milk
This Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake starts with rich, decadent and moist chocolate cake layers that are filled with a caramel pecan sauce and covered in a smooth caramel frosting, then finished off with a caramel and ganache drip and chopped pecans!

351 · This Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake starts with rich, decadent and moist chocolate cake layers that are filled with a caramel pecan sauce and covered in a smooth caramel frosting, then finished off with a caramel and ganache drip and chopped pecans!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
  • 3/4 cup Caramel sauce, Salted
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/4 cups All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1 cup Dark chocolate chips
  • 5 1/4 cups Granulated sugar
  • 12 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3 tsp Sea salt, fine
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Vanilla, pure
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Pecan, halves
  • 2 cups Pecans
  • 1 Pecans, Whole
Drinks
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Instant coffee granules
Dairy
  • 3 cups Butter, Unsalted
  • 1 5/8 cups Butter, unsalted
  • 18 tbsp Butter, salted
  • 2 1/4 cups Buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp Heavy cream or milk
  • 1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup Sour cream
Tiramisu Layer Cake

33 · 50 minutes · Soft layers of espresso-soaked genoise sponge cake in between layers of whipped mascarpone cream frosting

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 6 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 130 g Cake flour
  • 1 Cocoa powder
  • 200 g Granulated sugar
  • 150 g Powdered sugar
Drinks
  • 2 tsp Espresso, powder
Dairy
  • 500 g Mascarpone cheese
  • 250 g Whipping cream
Beer, Wine & Liquor
  • 30 ml Coffee liqueur
Liquids
  • 150 ml Water, hot
Mango, Vanilla & Coconut Layer Cake With Cheesecake Buttercream @ Not Quite Nigella

1 · This cake is one of the top 5 cakes I've ever made. It's a production but not impossible and actually a breeze if you make it over a couple of easy days. It has quite a few layers but for a special occasion, Christmas or birthday I highly recommend it. It's a layer of moist vanilla cake layered with a ginger cookie crusted vanilla cheesecake, a layer of mango jelly, a vanilla panna cotta and another layer of vanilla cake. It is then smothered in a silky mango vanilla cheesecake buttercream…

Ingredients

Produce
  • 120 g Ginger
  • 1/4 cup Mango puree
Refrigerated
  • 1 Egg
Canned Goods
  • 1/2 cup Coconut cream
Condiments
  • 4 1/2 tsp Vanilla bean spread
Baking & Spices
  • 1/2 tbsp All purpose flour, plain
  • 2 cups Cake flour
  • 1 2/3 cups Caster or superfine sugar
  • 1/4 cup Caster sugar
  • 4 1/2 cups Icing sugar
  • 6 drop Mango flavorer
  • 2 Pinch Salt
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Flavoured oil, mild
  • 2 Oil spray
  • 3 tbsp Vinegar
Dairy
  • 325 g Butter
  • 1/2 cup Cream
  • 500 g Cream cheese
Liquids
  • 2 2/3 cups Water
Other
  • 1.5 teaspoons bicarb of soda
  • 3 teaspoons gelatine powder
  • 2 teaspoons gelatine
How to Bake and Layer Cakes Like a Pro: 5 Easy Steps

The process of layering cakes can be tricky and intimidating, but with a little practice, you’ll be stacking cakes like a professional baker! All you need is a sheet pan and a round cookie cutter or cake ring, then you can choose the size of your layer cake after you bake it! That’s how we cut and...

5 Tips for the perfect Layer Cake

The secret to a professional-looking layer cake is – surprise! – not a secret at all. It’s totally doable if you follow a few key recommendations. Take it from a pro!

Berry Mascarpone Layer Cake | The Best Fruitcake Recipe

111 · 71 minutes · This Berry Mascarpone Layer Cake has layers of fluffy vanilla cake, fresh berry filling and mascarpone whipped cream frosting! It's light, fruity and perfect for spring!

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 1/2 cup Berries, mixed
Refrigerated
  • 2 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 3 tsp Baking powder
  • 3 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 1 2/3 tbsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
  • 2 1/2 cups Heavy whipping cream
  • 16 oz Mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup Milk
Liquids
  • 1 3/16 cup Water
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