Lambeth Cake Recipe🎂🌸

Lambeth Cake Recipe🎂🌸

Ingredients:

• For the Cake:

• All-purpose flour: 250 grams
• Granulated sugar: 200 grams
• Unsalted butter: 200 grams, softened
• Eggs: 4 large (approximately 200 grams)
• Vanilla extract: 5 grams
• Baking powder: 5 grams
• Salt: 2.5 grams
• Milk: 120 milliliters (approximately 120 grams)

• For the Buttercream Frosting:

• Unsalted butter: 500 grams, softened
• Powdered sugar: 1000 grams
• Vanilla extract: 10 grams
• Milk or heavy cream: 60 milliliters (approximately 60 grams)
• Food coloring (pastel green and pink)

Instructions:

1.Preheat the Oven:

-Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease and flour a square cake pan.

2.Prepare the Cake Batter:

-In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

-In a separate large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

-Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

-Mix in the vanilla extract.

-Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.

3.Bake the Cake:

-Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.

-Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

-Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4.Prepare the Buttercream Frosting:

-In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy.

-Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

-Mix in the vanilla extract and milk or heavy cream until the frosting reaches a spreadable consistency.

-Divide the frosting into two portions and color one portion pastel green and the other pastel pink.

5.Decorate the Cake:

-Use a piping bag fitted with various tips to create the intricate designs on the cake.

-Start with the base layer of frosting, then add the decorative elements such as swirls, garlands, and pearls.

-Finish with the top border and central flower.