Hibiscus cake - Breathe Magazine Australia

Ingredients

• Butter, for greasing
• 6 egg yolks
• 55 g caster (superfine) sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 85 g milk
• 55 ml vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon pepperberry
• 1 tablespoon dried hibiscus flowers, ground
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 115 g plain (all-purpose) flour
• 2 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
• 6 egg whites
• 60 g caster (superfine) sugar
• 300 g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 150 g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground strawberry gum
• 150 g icing (confectioners’) sugar
• Fresh figs and blackberries