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Pimms Layer Cake

Pimms Layer Cake

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Prep

30 mins

Bake

30 mins

Serves

12

Difficulty

Medium
Pimms Layer Cake

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Our Pimm's o'clock is a big fat quarter to slice... Or half-past if we're really, really hungry. Drizzled with your favourite punch, this is our favourite new summer fruit sponge!

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Golden Caster

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How to Make a Pimms Layer Cake

Step 1

Prep the oven to Gas Mark 4, or 160°C (fan oven). Lightly grease 2 x 20cm (8in) loose-bottom sandwich tins. Then line the bases with nonstick baking paper.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and caster sugar with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten egg, mixing continuously until pale and fluffy. Beat in the almond extract and orange zest. Don't worry the Pimm's is coming!

Step 3

Sift over the dry ingredients and fold in using a large metal spoon. Stir in the milk. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared tins and smooth the surface. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until risen and golden. Leave to cool in the tins for 5 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 4

Okay, time for the good bit! To make the Pimm's syrup. Put the Pimm's, sugar and orange juice in a small pan. Warm over a low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and bring it to a boil. Boil briskly for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until syrupy and reduced by half. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

Step 5

For the mascarpone cream, put the mascarpone, cream, icing sugar, most of the orange zest and all of the juice in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric whisk, until combined and smooth.

Step 6

Now for a bit of cake architecture... Put one sponge on a serving plate and drizzle over 2 tbsp of the cooled Pimm's syrup. Using a large piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle, pipe the mascarpone cream over the cake. Alternatively use a palette knife, spreading it thickly.

Step 7

Layer up three-quarters of the strawberries over the cream, working from the outside edge inwards. Top with the second sponge and pipe or spread with the remaining cream.

Step 8

Decorate the cake and drizzle over 2-3 tbsp more of the Pimm's syrup or Lyle's Golden Syrup. Then eat... lots!

Ingredients – 7 items

Serving

1

Butter

Unsalted butter, softened

225 g
Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar

225 g
Eggs

Eggs

Beaten

4
Orange

Orange

Finely zested

1
Flour

Self raising flour

225 g
Baking-powder

Baking powder

1 tsp
Milk

Milk

2 tbsp

For the Pimm's syrup

Pimm’s

300 ml
Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar

100 g
Orange-juice

Orange juice

2 tbsp

For the mascarpone cream

Mascarpone

Light

200 g
Cream

Whipping cream

100 ml
Fairtrade Cane Icing Sugar

Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Icing Sugar

2 tbsp
Orange

Orange

zested

1/2
Orange-juice

Orange juice

1 tbsp

For the filling and decoration

Mixed berries

Fresh berries

300 g

Edible flowers

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