Fire Cakes - James Martin Chef

Ingredients

• 397g condensed milk
• 400g butter softened
• 75g icing sugar
• Few drops orange essence
• Few drops orange food colouring
• 250g butter
• 250g caster sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 oranges zest
• 200g self raising flour
• 50g cocoa powder
• 115g butter, softened
• 140g icing sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 115g plain flour
• Red, yellow and gold spray
• To make the cake beat together the butter and sugar until white add the eggs and zest whisk up then fold in the flour and cocoa, pour into a lined greased tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, cool.
• To make the tuiles, beat all the ingredients together, chill for 20 minutes then roll out and cut into fire strands bake on a lined tray at 200c for2 to 3 minutes, curl into flames.
• Break the cake up into pieces and place inside mini cauldrons or bowls.
• Mix the butter, condensed milk, icing sugar, essence and colouring together until smooth and together . Top the cake pieces with the buttercream.
• Stick the flames all around the edges then spray with edible coloured spray.