Letter Cake Recipe
Coooking Temperature: 325°F / 165°C / Gas mark 3
Calories: 37
Adjust Servings Here: 12 servings
Description
These letter cakes or alphabet cakes are in trend these days. And they are perfect to celebrate no matter what the age. This letter Z is made with a delicious vanilla cake, layers of caramel whipped cream, and seasonal fruits.
Ingredients
Cake batter
- 500 g (4 cups) All-purpose flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 113 g (½ cup) Unsalted butter room temperature
- 120 ml (½ cup) Cooking oil flavorless
- 440 g (2 cups) Brown sugar
- 4 Eggs large
- 470 g (2 cups) Sour cream
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
Caramel frosting
- 300 g (1½ cup) Granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp Light corn syrup
- 60 ml (¼ cup) Water
- 113 g (½ cup) Butter unsalted, room temperature
- 470 ml (2 cups) Heavy cream or Whipping cream (38% fat)
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Whipped cream
- 240 ml (1 cup) Heavy cream / Whipping cream for the top layer (38% fat)
- 2 - 3 tbsp Powdered sugar
Plus
- 60 - 90 ml (¼ -⅓ cup) Simple syrup
- 8 Strawberries
- 20 Blueberries
Instructions
Cake batter
- Preheat the oven at 325°F / 165°C / Gas mark 3. Grease and line three 9 x 11- inch sheet pans with parchment paper. You can also make just two thicker cake layers
- Dry ingredients - In a bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.500 g All-purpose flour, 2 tsp Baking powder, 1 tsp Baking soda, ½ tsp Salt
- Wet ingredients - In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy. Then, add the eggs, one at a time, to the batter, making sure to combine each well into the batter.113 g Unsalted butter, 120 ml Cooking oil , 440 g Brown sugar, 4 Eggs
- Dry to wet - Next, add the flour mixture and sour cream in three batches. Combine well but do not overmix. Add the vanilla extact.470 g Sour cream, 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Bake - Pour the batter into the prepared baking pans, spread with an offset spatula towards the edges. Tap on the counter a few times to remove air pockets. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. When baked, cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to the cooling rack.
Caramel frosting
- In a heavy-bottom deep saucepan, add the sugar, water, and corn syrup. With the heat on medium, bring the sugar to a boil. Shake the pan slowly guiding the distribution of heat. DO NOT STIR.300 g Granulated sugar, 2 tbsp Light corn syrup , 60 ml Water
- The sugar should now be a deep amber color. Now, add the sea salt followed by butter, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Then, add the remaining heavy cream.113 g Butter, 470 ml Heavy cream or Whipping cream, 1 tsp Sea salt, 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Then, add the remaining heavy cream. Pour the mixture into another bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Pour the mixture into another bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Once cold, whip the mixture in a the stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until stiff peaks form. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a round piping tip.
Whipping cream
- In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the whipping cream with powdered sugar to stiff peaks. Transfer to a piping bag with a star piping tip.240 ml Heavy cream / Whipping cream
Assemble
- Prepare simple syrup - cool completely before using. Using a bread knife or cake leveler cut the domes off the cake layers.60 - 90 ml Simple syrup
- Peel the parchment paper from the cake. Using the alphabet template, cut the cake into the desired shape as shown in the video. Do this with all three sheet cakes.
- Place the first layer on the cake board or cake stand. Brush each layer with the cooled simple syrup
- Pipe the caramel frosting all over the alphabet as shown in the video. Then, place the second layer on top, brush with simple syrup, and pipe more frosting.
- Finally, top with the third layer, and this time, pipe the whipped cream all over. Alternatively, you can continue to pipe with more caramel whipped cream.
- Top the alphabet cake with fresh fruits or other decorations. I used strawberries and blueberries along with a few colored heart candies.8 Strawberries, 20 Blueberries
- Enjoy!
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