FRESH FRUIT CAKE WITH WHIPPED CREAM RECIPES

Steps:

• Vanilla Cake Preparation Preheat oven to 180 degree C and prepare a 9 inch x 2 inch pan with parchment paper. Remember to grease the sides of pan as well. Sieve and mix together flour, salt and baking powder. Mix together the wet ingredients , i.e, oil, sugar, vanilla and eggs using a hand or stand mixer. Now add the flour and milk in 3 additions starting and ending with the flour. Fold this in using a spatula. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 min or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of cake comes out clean. Cool the cake completely before frosting.
• Whipped Cream Frosting First place your whipping bowl and blades in freezer for around 15 mins. Place whipping cream, sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl and whip till you get stiff peaks. If you would like your cream to be more stabilized it would be a good idea to add gelatine to your cream while whipping. For this mix 2 tsps of gelatin in 2 tablespoon of hot water and mix until dissolved. Pour this into your cream once soft peaks have formed and then whip on till you get stiff peaks.
• Apricot Glaze Place apricot jam and water in a saucepan and heat till it liquefies.Remove from flame. Strain this to remove any lumps. Cool the mixture till its just slightly warm. Do not let this cool completely as the mixture would solidify
• Assembly Place the down side of the cake up so that we can get a smooth flat surface to work on. Cut the cake into half horizontally. On the lower half of the cake place 1/2 cup whipped cream and spread out. Now top it with the chopped fruits. Spread out as evenly as possible. Place the second layer of cake on this. Now spread the remaining cream on the top and sides of the cake. Now garnish with the sliced fruits as desired. Finally brush the fruits with the apricot glaze using a pastry brush. This allows the fruits to remain fresh and glossy even after refrigeration. Refrigerate the cake for several hours or even overnight so that its sets well. Serve straight from the fridge.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch pans. Sift together the cake flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, whip the cream with the sugar until stiff peaks form. Beat in the eggs, then stir in the vanilla. Fold in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.