Fresh Mango Cherry Layered Cake ... with a white chocolate lace collar.
Light, refreshing, creamy and so satisfying, one of those must make at least once in a season cakes!
Makes 1 8" layered cake
Best consumed within 24 hours since it has fresh fruit.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 4 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Sponge X 2
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup vanilla sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour, maida
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Filling
- 200 g whipping cream
- 50 g icing sugar
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 large mango diced small
- 1 cup cherries pitted, chopped
Frosting
- 200 g whipping cream
- 250 g mascarpone
- 100 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
Topping
- Fresh fruit - diced mangoes, fresh cherries, mint
Sponge
Preheat oven to 190C. Line the bases and sides of 2 X 8" round tins with parchment paper.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Reserve in a bowl.
Place eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk for 7-8 minutes on high speed until mousse like and tripled in volume.
Sift in 1/3 of the flour mix and fold in gently in figure 8 movements. Repeat twice, folding in carefully so as not to release the whipped in air.
Divide between the two tins and bake for 10 minutes at 190C.
Reduce the temperature to 180C, and continue to bake for another 20 minutes approximately until light golden brown and risen, and the tester comes out clean.
Remove to cooling racks. Stand for 5 minutes, then take out of tins, gently remove parchment paper, and leave to cool completely.
Divide into 2 horizontal slices each if you like.
Filling
Whip the cream with the icing sugar and extracts until firm. Sandwich the layers with the cream scattering fruit over the cream, then layering again.
I placed the layers in an adjustable dessert ring, covered and left it clingwrapped overnight. An hour is good too. I just like to divide the steps.
Frosting
Whip the whipping cream, mascarpone, icing sugar and extracts until firm.
Frost the cake with the cream.
Top the cake with fresh mangoes, cherries and mint leaves.
Decorate with a white chocolate collar if desired. {100g melted white chocolate. How to pipe the collar in 'Reels' on @passionateaboutbaking}
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