Stand Mixers K beater
Ingredients 1 Butter 120 gramsCaster sugar 300 grams Ingredients 2 Eggs 2 Vanilla extract 1 tsp. Ingredients 3 Plain flour 250 gramsCocoa powder 1 Tbsp.Baking powder 3 tsp. Ingredients 4 Buttermilk 240 mlRed food colouring 2 Tbsp. Ingredients 5 Butter 250 gramsVanilla extract 1 tsp.Icing sugar 300 grams Ingredients 6 Cream cheese 400 grams
Prep. (Before you begin) Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.Getting started 1- Pre heat the oven to 180°C.2- Grease the round tins and line with parchment paper.3- Fit the K beater to the machine. Stage 1 1- Add Ingredients 1 (butter, sugar) into the Mixer bowl.2- Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.3- Mix on speed 3 for about 4 minutes. Stage 2 1- Add Ingredients 2 (eggs, vanilla) into the Mixer bowl.2- Mix on speed 2 for about 5 minutes. Stage 3 1- Add Ingredients 3 (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder) into the medium bowl.2- Mix together until combined. 3- Gradually transfer contents of the medium bowl to the Mixer bowl, mixing between additions.4- Mix on speed 2 for about 5 minutes.Stage 4 1- Add Ingredients 4 (buttermilk, red food colouring) into a jug.2- Mix together until combined. 3- Pour the mixture into the Mixer bowl.4- Mix on speed 4 for about 5 minutes.5- Divide the batter between the round tins.6- Bake for 25 minutes at 180°C.7- Leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes. Stage 5 1- Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the K Beater.2- Add Ingredients 5 (butter, vanilla, icing sugar) into the Mixer bowl.3- Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine. 4- Mix on speed 4 for about 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Stage 6 1- Add Ingredients 6 (cream cheese) into the Mixer bowl. 2- Mix on speed 4 for about 2 minutes. 3- Chill the icing for 30 minutes. 4- Place one of the sponges on a serving plate. 5- Use some of the icing to spread a layer on top of the sponge. 6- Sandwich the other sponge on top of the icing. 7- Spread the rest of the icing on the sides and top of the cake. 8- Scrape around the sides of the cake to make sure the icing is even. 9- Serve.10- To Serve. Decorate with fresh berries and flowers.11- To make this cake into a three-tier layer cake, make the recipe as usual but don’t decorate with flowers and berries. Then follow it with another batch, this time dividing the batter between four cake tins; two 15 cm, and two 10 cm. Sandwich and ice each tier, then layer up the cake in decreasing size, using dowels to support the tiers.