Winter spice cake with chocolate trees recipe | Good Food

Winter spice cake with chocolate trees recipe | Good Food

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Cut into this stunning cake to reveal gold layers of vanilla and spice sponges. Top with our chocolate Christmas trees or try candy canes or chocolate snowflakes

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Cooking tools:

  • Piping bag
  • Offset spatula
  • Cake stand
  • Cake board
  • Skewer
  • Cooling rack
  • Cake pan
  • Oven
  • Parchment paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Plastic wrap
  • Baking sheet
  • Saucepan
  • Stove
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Pitcher

Ingredients

  • 225ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tin
  • 375g plain flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 375g golden caster sugar
  • 1½ tsp mixed spice
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 300ml buttermilk
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 5ml red food colouring gel we used Dr Oetker (liquid colouring will fade during baking) (optional)
  • 250g pack slightly salted butter at room temperature
  • 900g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 500g tub full-fat soft cheese
  • edible gold spray (optional)
  • 75g white chocolate
  • green food colouring gel (optional)
  • sprinkles
  • 200g white chocolate chopped or grated

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