Flower cake recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Flower cake recipe By You Magazine - March 26, 2018 In mid- to late-May, the elderflowers and the roses bloom; both their fragrances intoxicating. In this cake, I really wanted these natural scents to sing, so I’ve used light base ingredients – white spelt flour and golden caster (superfine) sugar – to make a simple sponge cake, infused with elderflower syrup, then filled with rose petal jelly and whipped elderflower cream. When I can, I make my own jelly and cordial, but good-quality bought versions work just as well. Finish the cake with edible flowers or petals if you can, such as roses, elderflowers, cornflowers, primroses, dianthus, marigolds and pansies. Philippa Langley SERVES 10 170g (6oz/¾ cup/1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the tin (pan) 140g (5oz/scant ¾ cup) golden caster (superfine) sugar 120g (4¼oz/½ cup) elderflower cordial 170g (6oz / 1¼ cups) white spelt flour 2 tsp baking powder 3 eggs 350g (12oz/1½ cups) double (heavy) cream 125g (4½oz/scant ½ cup) rose petal jelly, or strawberry jam edible flowers and petals, to decorate (optional) Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Butter the sides and base of a 20cm (8in) loose-bottomed cake tin (pan). Line the base with baking parchment. In a freestanding mixer fitted with a paddle, or using an electric hand whisk, or by hand, cream the butter, sugar and 30g (1oz / 2 tbsp) of the cordial until light and fluffy, stopping the mixer now and again and scraping everything off the bottom of the bowl once during this time. Separately whisk together the flour and baking powder. Now return to the butter mixture. While mixing, add 1 egg at a time to the creamed butter and sugar, alternating each addition with one-third of the flour mixture, finishing with the last one-third of the flour mixture. As soon as the batter comes together and looks smooth, stop. Turn the batter out into the prepared tin (pan) and bake for 25–30 minutes, rotating the cake halfway through, or until the top is golden brown and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven, pierce it all over with a skewer, then pour over 60g (2oz/¼ cup) of the cordial. Leave to cool on a wire rack. Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in the remaining 30g (1oz / 2 tbsp) elderflower cordial. Once the cake has cooled, cut it in half horizontally, then fill with the rose petal jelly and half the cream. Put the top on and finish with the remaining cream. Decorate with edible flowers such as rose petals or elderflowers, if you like. Keep any leftover cake in the fridge for about 5 days, letting it return to room temperature before serving. Recipe from The Natural Baker: A new way to bake using the best natural ingredients by Henrietta Inman. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved