Lemon and Elderflower Buttercream Cake Recipe

Lemon and Elderflower Buttercream Cake Recipe

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This towering elderflower and lemon layer cake is the perfect thing for a spring celebration.

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Cooking tools:

  • Hand mixer
  • Piping bag
  • Piping nozzle
  • Offset spatula
  • Pastry brush
  • Sifter
  • Cake pan
  • Cooling rack
  • Skewer
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spatula
  • Plate
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Parchment paper
  • Airtight container

Ingredients

  • 400g of unsalted butter, softened
  • 400g of caster sugar
  • 8 Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® eggs
  • 400g of Doves Farm Organic Plain White Flour
  • 4 tsp Doves Farm Baking Powder
  • 2 tsp Doves Farm Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 200ml of whole milk
  • 4 lemons, zested
  • 100ml of elderflower cordial, undiluted, plus extra for soaking the sponge
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 800g of icing sugar, sifted
  • 6 tbsp of elderflower cordial
  • 2 tbsp of lemon juice
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • flowers for decoration e.g. elderflowers or roses
  • 100g of pistachios, finely crushed

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