Buttercream cake - Retro-style buttercake

 

 (makes one 6" cake, or 10 slices)

 

 Buttercream cake -  ingredients

•             250g Salted butter (1 block SCS Salted Butter), cubed and slightly softened

•             200g Eggs (about 3-4)

•             150g + 50g Caster sugar

•             200g Plain flour

•             2 tsp + 1/4 tsp Baking powder

•             62g Fresh milk

•             1 tsp Vanilla extract

•             Wilton icing gel, orange and pink

          

Steps

1.            Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius, conventional mode. Prepare 3 x 7" square pan. Grease and line the pan with parchment paper.

2.            Separate the eggs into yolks and whites. Set aside.

3.            Sift flour and baking powder together, ensuring they are well mixed.

4.            In a mixing bowl, cream butter and 150g sugar are used at medium speed using the paddle attachment until pale and fluffy.

5.            Add egg yolks one by one, beating well after each addition.

6.            Add vanilla extract until incorporated.

7.            Add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the milk, until just incorporated.

8.            The main batter weighs about 712g, divided into 3 portions, each about 237g. Using toothpicks to pick up the icing gel colours, tint 2 portions of batter to desired colour tones. (The remaining portion is yellow and does not need to be tinted). Set aside.

9.            In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites using the whisk attachment on high speed until foamy. Add 50g sugar gradually and beat until stiff peaks.

10.          The meringue weighs about 199g, divided into 3 portions, each about 66g.

11.          FOLD each portion of the meringue into each portion of the main batter, GENTLY and SWIFTLY, until incorporated.

12.          Pour the 3 portions of batter into the prepared baking pans and level.

13.          Bake for 20 mins at 170 degrees Celsius, then another 15 mins at 150 degrees Celsius. Transfer the cake layers to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Buttercream ingredients