Wedding cake: tiramisu-inspired sponge display cakes and a confetti sheet cake
Claire Saffitz x Dessert Person · ♥ 10.7K likes · 342.6K views · 15 min video
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
- ¾ tsp baking soda
Make three layers of confetti cake, with three quarters of a teaspoon of baking soda.
Leave the butter out overnight; make all the frosting in the morning and pack it into quart containers.
The day-of plan
- mascarpone
- mocha pastry cream
- chocolate crunchies
- gelatin
- kosher salt
- cream of tartar
- vanilla beans
- olive oil
Let each layer cool, unmold, and repeat twice more for three layers.
- egg whites
- sugar
For the meringue, cook the sugar into a syrup to a high temperature and add it to the egg whites for a very stable meringue.
Meringue and the espresso soak
- espresso
Lay down the sponge and soak it with espresso; fill and frost; arrange cakes of different sizes and heights on three cake stands.