Feather Frosted Layer Cake Recipe
Ingredients
1 Beaten Sponge Cake
Filling:
Generous 1/2 cup (70 g) ground almonds
1/4 cup (30 g) powdered sugar, sifted
Scant 1/4 cup (50 ml) rum
2/3 cup (150 ml) orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Topping:
2/3 cup (250 g) orange marmalade
3-1/2 ox. (100 g) almond paste
Scant 1 cup (100 g) powdered sugar, sifted
1-1/2 to 3 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup (75 g) toasted sliced almonds
Directions
Prepare Beaten Sponge Cake and cut into 3 layers.
To make filling, combine almonds, powdered sugar and half the rum in a small bowl.
Spread almond mixture over bottom cake layer.
Place second cake layer on top.
Mix orange and lemon juice with remaining rum; pour over second layer so it soaks in.
Place third cake layer on top.
To make frosting, warm marmalade and press through a strainer to obtain jelly.
Brush warm jelly over top and sides of cake.
On a surface sprinkled with powdered sugar, roll out almond paste to a round large enough to cover top of cake.
Place on top of cake, pressing down lightly.
Blend powdered sugar and hot water in a small bowl to give a smooth frosting.
Mix 3 tablespoons of frosting with cocoa powder.
Spread white frosting over almond paste, smoothing it with a spatula.
Put chocolate frosting into a baking parchment pastry bag, which has a very small opening.
Pipe frosting onto cake in a spiral starting from the center.
Using a knife or skewer, draw lines outwards from the center of the cake to make feather pattern.
Press almonds onto sides of cake.
To make filling, combine almonds, powdered sugar and half the rum in a small bowl.
Spread almond mixture over bottom cake layer.
Place second cake layer on top.
Mix orange and lemon juice with remaining rum; pour over second layer so it soaks in.
Place third cake layer on top.
To make frosting, warm marmalade and press through a strainer to obtain jelly.
Brush warm jelly over top and sides of cake.
On a surface sprinkled with powdered sugar, roll out almond paste to a round large enough to cover top of cake.
Place on top of cake, pressing down lightly.
Blend powdered sugar and hot water in a small bowl to give a smooth frosting.
Mix 3 tablespoons of frosting with cocoa powder.
Spread white frosting over almond paste, smoothing it with a spatula.
Put chocolate frosting into a baking parchment pastry bag, which has a very small opening.
Pipe frosting onto cake in a spiral starting from the center.
Using a knife or skewer, draw lines outwards from the center of the cake to make feather pattern.
Press almonds onto sides of cake.