Snowflake cake

Recipe Categories : | Wedding cakes | All Cakes |

Ingredients :

• 12 oz butter
• 12 oz castor sugar
• 6 eggs
• 12 oz self-raising flour
• 4½ oz ground almonds
• For the White Fudge icing :
• 3 oz butter
• 4 oz white chocolate
• 4 tbsp milk
• 12 oz icing sugar
• For filling and decoration :
• 10 oz hazelnut chocolate spread
• 4 oz white chocolate caraque (see Using Chocolate)

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line and grease three 8" sandwich cake tins.
2. Using one third of the cake ingredients each time, make three layers as follows : Cream butter in a mixing bowl. Beat in eggs with a little flour to prevent curdling, then add remaining flour and ground nuts. Spoon into prepared tin and level the surface.
3. Bake the cake layers for 30-35 minutes or until cooked through. Cool on a wire rack.
4. Sandwich layers together, using chocolate hazelnut spread. To make the icing, melt butter and white chocolate with milk, stirring until smooth. Stir in icing sugar, then beat until smooth and glossy. Cool slightly, then use to cover top and sides of cake. Decorate with white chocolate caraque.