On the 5th Day of Christmas, we made a White Forest Cake.
Sponge cakes are literally my sister’s go-to cake and she always gasses me up to make her one or recommends everyone to try the white forest.
When I partnered with Pembe Flour for the Christmas period, I knew I wanted to share recipes that would be easy to make and would go well with family members. Something my sister would make for her guests basically. So I went with the white forest cake.
It’s pretty easy to make and always makes for a wonderful dessert that is loved by most, if not all.
Ingredients – make an 8″ cake or 1 kg cake
For the cake
- 7 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup pembe flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For moistening
- Simple Syrup
For filling and garnishing
- White Chocoalte for garnishing
- 2 cups whipping cream
- Strawberries or Cherries
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Grease and line baking sheet with greaseproof paper
- Sift the flour and baking powder together and set aside.
- Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Place the egg whites in a large bowl and the yolks in a smaller bowl.
- Whisk the egg whites until fluffy and stiff peaks form. Use a metal spoon to test if ready by scooping the whites and turning the spoon upside down. If the eggs don’t fall, it’s ready.
- Add the yolks and whisk thoroughly
- Add the sugar and whisk thoroughly
- Add the flour mixture a little at a time using the folding in method to ensure a lot of air is in the cake batter.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 40 minutes or until knife test is clean
- Once ready set it aside to cool for 1hr before decorating
To Decorate
- When cake is cool whisk the whipping cream until stiff peaks.
- Cut the cake into two or three layers and moisten each layer with the juice until the cakes are well moistened.
- Pour some whipped cream onto one layer and smoothen it. Then place some chopped strawberries on top.
- Then place the other layer and decorate with remaining whipped cream. Use the white chocolate to garnish and place some of the strawberries to finish up the look
Serve & Enjoy!
