White ivory cream cake
White ivory cream cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 8 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 cups sifted cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
- Filling and frosting:
- 1 1/2 pounds white chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
- Garnish: white macadamia nuts and strawberries or raspberries
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 9 inch cake pans.
- In a double boiler, melt the white chocolate over hot, not simmering, water.
- Set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- On low speed, add the melted chocolate and the vanilla.
- In three additions, on low speed, alternately beat in the flour mixture and the milk.
- Beat until just smooth, about 20 seconds.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the top is golden and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Set the cake pans on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
- Then invert the cakes onto the racks to cool completely.
- Prepare the filling and frosting: Place the white chocolate in a medium bowl. In a small heavy saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups of the cream and the butter to a simmer. Pour over the chocolate. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Refrigerate the white chocolate mixture until firm enough to spread, about 1 hour.
- Spread the bottom layer with 1 cup of the chilled white chocolate mixture.
- Arrange the chopped macadamia nuts over the filling and top with the second cake layer.
- In a medium bowl, beat the remaining 1 cup cream until firm peaks form.
- Fold the whipped cream into the remaining white chocolate mixture.
- Spread this over the top and sides of the cake.
- Arrange whole macadamia nuts around the rim and base of the cake.
- Chill until ready to serve.
- Garnish each piece with a fanned strawberry or raspberries.
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