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White Chocolate and Ganache cake

Perfect for Easter, this decadent cake will take pride of place on your Sunday lunch table.

Level

Easy

Prep time

8 hours

Cooking time

30 minutes

UserServing1 Person
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Ingredients

  • (1½cups) double cream375 ml
  • White chocolate, chopped800 g
  • SPAR Salted Butter, at room temperature200 g
  • SPAR Castor Sugar250 g
  • Grated zest of 1 Freshline Lemon1
  • Grated zest of 2 Freshline Oranges1
  • SPAR Eggs2
  • SPAR Self Raising Flour, sifted250 g
  • Buttermilk205 ml
  • White chocolate, chopped and melted on the defrost setting of the microwave for 1 minute at a time135 g
  • White chocolate truffles and coconut shavings for decorating1

Instructions

01

Step 1

For the ganache, heat the cream in a pot over medium-low heat, stirring, until just below boiling point. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour hot cream over, stirring until smooth. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour. Whip the ganache with an electric beater until light and smooth. Chill until thickened, 6-8 hours

02

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease and line the base and sides of three 20cm spring-form cake pans.

03

Step 3

Beat butter and sugar with electric beaters until thick and pale. Add lemon zest and orange zest then the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

04

Step 4

Mix in one-third of the flour, then half the buttermilk. Repeat and then beat in the remaining flour. Gently beat in the melted chocolate until combined.

05

Step 5

Divide mixture evenly among the cake tins and bake until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.

06

Step 6

Cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks, right-way up. Remove baking paper and cool completely

07

Step 7

Spread 2 of the cakes with a quarter of the ganache, leaving three-quarters to decorate. Sandwich the cakes together to form 3 layers. Use the remaining ganache to cover the top and sides of the layered cake. Decorate with truffles and coconut shavings.

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