Marmalade Layer Cake To Die For Food

MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush an 8-inch square baking pan with canola oil. Beat the egg whites and granulated sugar with a mixer until stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk both flours, the almonds and baking powder in a bowl. Beat the egg yolks in a large bowl. Whisk 1/2 cup oil, the orange and lemon juices and the marmalade into the yolks until combined. Stir in the dry ingredients, then fold in the beaten egg whites until just combined. Add the raisins, if desired.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake until the cake is golden and springs back when touched, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the syrup: Bring 3/4 cup water and the granulated sugar to a boil in a saucepan; squeeze in the orange juice and add the peel. Simmer until syrupy, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Pour the syrup over the cake while both are still warm. Cool completely, then cover with plastic wrap and let soak overnight. Cut into squares and top with confectioners' sugar and/or almonds.

MARMALADE LAYER CAKE - TO DIE FOR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 and butter two 9 inch round cake pans, line with parchment or waxed paper, and then butter the paper.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• In another bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until light, add the sugar a little at a time and beat until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Beat in 1/3 of the dry ingredients alternately with 1/2 of the butter milk until combined well.
• Add half the remaining dry ingredients and the remaining butter milk, beat until combined well.
• finally add in the remaining dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
• Evenly divide the batter between pans and bake for 45 minutes or until a cake tester interted comes out clean.
• (The cake turns a dark golden brown) Leave the cakes in the pans Meanwhile make the syrup by mixing the juice and sugar until dissolved.
• Once the cake is cooked, poke holes 1/2 inch apart with a toothpick and spoon the syrup over each layer.
• Let the layers cool completely in the pans.
• When the cakes are cool, heat the marmalade over moderate heat until it's meltetd and let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Place the first layer on a cake plate and carefully peel off the waxed paper Spread 2/3 of the marmalade over the top right to the edge.
• Invert the remaining layer and peel off the waxed paper.
• Spoon the Marmalade onto the center of it, leaving a 1 1/4 inch rim bare along the edges.
• In another bowl prepare the frosting by whisking the heavy cream with the sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Add the sour cream a little at a time and whisk until spreading consistency.
• Spread the frosting along the sides of the cake and along the bare rim on the top, leaving the marmalde on the top exposed.
• Chill for 2 hours at least and STAND BACK when you serve it!

CARROT MARMALADE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (oven rack to secon-lowest position).
• Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• In another bowl beat eggs, oil, vanilla, both sugars, marmalade and orange juice until well blended (about 3 minutes).
• Stir in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon; mix to combine well.
• Fold in the carrots and nuts.
• Divide the batter between the two pans.
• Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until the cakes test done.
• Transfer the cakes to racks and cool for about 15 minutes.
• Turn out the cakes onto racks to cool completely.
• Frost the cooled cake with favorite frosting.

ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease and flour a 9 inch bundt pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves,set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, melted butter,eggs,milk and lemon juice.
• Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture,mix until well blended.
• Finally, stir in the walnuts and marmalade.
• Pour batter into the prepared Bundt cake pan.
• Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coarsely chop any extra-large chunks of peel in the marmalade. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together softened butter, sugar, lime zest and orange zest until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Beat in 1/3 cup marmalade and the orange juice.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake until surface of cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool 10 minutes; turn cake out of pan and place on rack right-side up. Place a rimmed baking sheet under rack to catch the glaze.
• Heat remaining 1/3 cup marmalade in a small pot over low heat until melted; whisk in confectioners' sugar and 1/2 tablespoon butter until smooth. Slather warm glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down the sides. Cool completely before slicing.

MARMALADE BAR

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line a 900g/ 2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper. Place the flour, mixed spice, caster sugar, zests, dried fruit and a pinch of salt into a large bowl.
• Melt the butter and 2 tbsp marmalade in a saucepan, then stir in the milk. Pour liquid into the dry ingredients, add the white wine vinegar and mix well.
• Pour the cake mixture into the lined loaf tin and bake for 1 hr, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze by heating the remaining marmalade with 2 tbsp water and the icing sugar until bubbling and syrupy. When the cake is cooked remove it from the oven, pour over the marmalade glaze, then sprinkle with demerara sugar. Leave to coolin the tin.

ORANGE MARMALADE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Coat 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and line bottoms of the pans with wax paper.
• Lightly spoon sifted cake flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine sifted flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• Place butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Gradually add 1 3/4 cups sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until well blended. Beat in orange rind and vanilla. Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine buttermilk and milk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 20 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Combine juice and 1/4 cup sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Pierce the cake layers liberally with a wooden pick. Slowly drizzle juice mixture over cake layers.
• Carefully place 1 layer on a plate; spread with 1/3 cup marmalade. Top with remaining layer; spread remaining marmalade on top of cake. Fold sour cream into whipped topping; spread over sides of cake. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.