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Lemon and coconut layer drip cake

SERVES 10

FOR THE CAKE Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. two on top of each other on a serving plate
250g unsalted butter, softened, plus Grease 3 x 20cm sandwich tins and line or cake stand and top with the remaining
extra for greasing each base with a disc of non-stick baking cake. Spread the remaining buttercream
250g caster sugar paper. Set aside on baking sheets. all around the sides of the cake, ensuring
4 large eggs a smooth, even nish. Regularly dip the
250g self-raising fl our Using an electric mixer, beat the butter palette knife in a jug of just-boiled water
50g desiccated coconut and sugar together until smooth and and wipe it dry with a clean kitchen towel.
1 teaspoon baking powder u y. Add the eggs one at a time with a The warmth of the knife will make it much
2 lemons little our with each one, mixing until well
200g lemon curd incorporated each time. Add the rest of the easier to achieve a really smooth nish.
our with the coconut and baking powder. Ensure the top is level and smooth too.
FOR THE BUTTERCREAM Finely grate the lemon zest and set it aside Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until the
250g unsalted butter, softened for the buttercream. Squeeze the juice into buttercream is rm.
500g icing sugar, sifted the cake batter and beat until well blended To make the chocolate drip, place the
150g cream cheese to a dropping consistency. chocolate and cream in a small heatproof
yellow Pro Gel food colour Divide the batter evenly between the bowl. Melt over a pan of simmering water
tins, levelling the tops with the back or in 30-second blasts in the microwave,
FOR THE CHOCOLATE DRIP of a spoon. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring regularly. Once melted and smooth,
75g white chocolate, chopped swapping the tins around halfway through. add enough pink food colour to make your
50ml double cream Once the cakes are cooked through and preferred tone. Make sure you use a gel
pink Pro Gel food colour food colour, as water-based ones may cause
springy to the touch, remove them from
TO DECORATE the oven. Leave in the tins for 10 minutes the chocolate to seize and go grainy.
1 teaspoon Cake Angel’s Tutti Frutti before transferring to a wire rack to cool Set the mixture aside to cool and thicken
yellow balls completely. slightly, then using a teaspoon, spoon a
1 teaspoon Cake Angel’s Tutti Frutti pink Meanwhile, make the buttercream. Using little at a time all around the top edge of
granules an electric mixer, beat the butter until the cake, nudging it gently over the edge to
6 yellow fruit pastilles, halved if liked smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar and create drips of di ering lengths. If too thin,
10 mini chocolate eggs continue to beat until smooth and u y. it will run right down the sides and won’t
candy bark, optional Beat in the cream cheese and reserved stick. If too thick, it won’t leave the top. Use
¼ teaspoon Sugar Craft Canary Yellow lemon zest, then beat in some yellow food the remaining mixture to ll in the centre
String of Pearls colour a little bit at a time to make your and spread it smoothly with a palette knife.
unsprayed fresh edible fl owers, such as preferred tone. Set aside. Working quickly before the chocolate sets,
primrose, viola or roses
To assemble, use a palette knife to spread use the topping ingredients to decorate the
200g of buttercream on top of each cake. cake however you like. Grouping them to
Divide the lemon curd evenly between two one side is very on trend. You could also add
of the cakes, spreading it level. Stack these some decorations around the base.

easter egg
CAN’T BAKE, hunt
WON’T BAKE!
For the ‘no-bakers’ out there, why not
pick up a ready-made sponge cake
in store but use some or all of my Make the most of the opportunity for exercise when you have the kids engaged in an egg
decorating ideas to make it your own? hunt activity. Set challenges that include plenty of bouncing, hopping and skipping
between various stages in the hunt. Have them do some physical activity on the way so
they can’t just rush to fi nd the eggs. For example, every time they fi nd an egg, they have
to do a fun physical activity too. Use alphabet clues to help kids in their search
for the chocolate treasure: it’s hidden somewhere beginning with B! Why not
throw a traditional egg and spoon race into the hunt too? You can’t beat it
for fun and the kids will especially love it if the adults get involved too.

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