Vanilla Cake with Frosting

Last week was my neighbor cum friend anniversary and like last year I baked a cake this year too.  Last year I did a tutti fruity cake with butter cream frosting and this year I decided to go with vanilla cake as she doesn't like chocolate. I wanted to try cream frosting and this seems to be perfect occasion for it.  I followed the sponge cake recipe from Prema blog and for the design too followed her chocolate cake recipe, her steps are quite detail n helpful and ofcourse she cleared all my doubts generously so thanks to Prema :)  


Ingredients:

For Sponge/Vanilla Cake

Plain Flour - 130 grams/ 1 Cup heaped
Egg Whites - 4
Egg Yolks -7
Granular  Sugar - 200 grams/ 1 Cup
Salt - 3 grams / a pinch
Milk - 30 ml / 2 tbsp
Oil - 30 ml / 2 tbsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

For Cream Icing

Whipped Cream - 200ml
Icing Sugar - 130 grams / 3/4 Cup
Pink Food Color - 1/2 tsp


Method:

1. In a bowl beat egg whites and sugar until sugar dissolves and egg white form peaks.


2. Add egg yolks and beat until everything blends well.  Double boil for 2 mintues or until it reach 40-42C.


3. Add flour and mix well.  Now add vanilla essence, milk and oil and mix well to blend everything together. 


4. Preheat oven to 180C and grease a 9' pan and pour this cake batter.  Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top becomes golden brown.  Insert a toothpick or knife in the middle, if it's comes out clean then the cake is cooked if not bake for 5 minutes more. 

5. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack till we prepare the icing.  


6. Beat the whipped cream and icing sugar until it form peaks.  Divide the cream into 2 parts, in one part add any color of your choice, I used pink and mix well. 



7. Once the cake is cooled cut it into 2 layers.  Do it slowly and this cake is very soft and it tends to break.  

8. Add a good amount of whipped cream on one layer and over the top well.  Remove excess cream.

9.  Now keep the second layer cake on top if it and cover the whole cake with pink color cream.  

 

10. For cake decoration you can do anything that fancy you, I just tried here basket weave  design and used pink and white color cream, so we need 2 piping bags one with pink and other with white whipped cream using wave tip.


11. Draw vertical 2-3 lines with pink color and then on top of if white horizontal lines.  

12. Pipe vertical lines and then horizontal one's that fits the horizontal lines.   Repeat this process to cover rest of the cake.  


13.  On a cake top I did rope design which is done with white cream using star nozzle, arch the pipping bag and draw a curve in 'S' shape; insert tip under the bottom curve of the "S" shape and draw a curve 'S' again.  Repeat this for the whole cake.  

14. In the center written is happy anniversary, just add some brown color with white whipped cream.    You can place some fresh fruits or flowers too. 


And this how the cake looks inside.



62 comments:

  1. Wow! The icing and the cake looks gorgeous.

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  2. Gorgeous looking cake and creamy frosting...

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  3. Nice! The basket weave and rope border look really pretty! I love whipped cream frosting too! I like to add some flavourings as well to the frosting- extracts, a little lemon curd,or even liqueurs but am sure even plain it was delicious on that perfect golden cake :)

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  4. Wowwwww... looks so beautiful and tempting.. truly delicious dear.. awesome job :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  5. looks awesome..so professional..lovely colours..everything is so good about the cake..

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  6. wow prits ..this is awesome...cake looks yummy...weave pattern is gr8...

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  7. looking gorgeous icing is beautiful

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  8. Wow..cake looks really gorgeous dear..nicely done..:)

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  9. Looks so pretty! And the butter cream
    decoration looks very pretty! I should follow this way of icing next time...so good!

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  10. The cake is looking very gorgeous..lovely icing.

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  11. i cant take my eyes off ...gosh have never seen such beautiful and gorgeous sponge and frosting cake in this blogsophere till date..priti u have really nailed it ..how lucky ur frend is tht u made such lovely cake for her ..im j ;)
    i loved it and bookmarking ..will try the forsting as im soo bad at it :( ..u have done so neatly and evenly ..hats off to u !

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  12. wowwwwwww perfect cake........and decorated beautifully.......

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  13. Wow. Cake looks fabulous.
    Wonderful frosting and decorations
    South Indian Recipes

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  14. Omg, Priti u rock dear, cake looks stunning,elegant and fabulous, lucky friend:(..

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  15. wow so beautiful and very well done !!

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  16. so gorgeous looking cake..The icing looks with just professional touch..
    love to have a bite!!

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  17. Wow..I can't take my eyes off this beautiful looking cake, Priti..love, love and love the decoration..very nicely done..your friend is so lucky to have a friend like you dear..

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  18. Gorgeous cake dear,love the decoration..perfectly done

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  19. That is so sweet of you. The cake looks divine.

    Have a great week ahead.

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  20. Wow !Cake Looks awesome..Lovely colours and love the decoration:)

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  21. you've done a stupendous job !!! Beautiful looking sponge cake . Nice decoration . looks like store bought. very professorially done

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  22. WOW wow ~ that looks so professional , great work!!
    US Masala

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  23. WOW... Perfect looking cake... Looks so good. Nice recipe.... Icing is looking so cute.... YUM!

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  24. Wow Wow.. I really envy u rt now..love ur piping work n everything looks as if a professional made it..

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  25. Perfect decorations.. I wish I knew this..

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  26. Fabulous cake dear.. Perfectly made soft and moist cake..

    Sunanda's Kitchen

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  27. Gorgeous looking cake...love it...

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  28. whoa !!! what a great job decorating, love it :)

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  29. Tht is a fabulous cake! the recipe for the cake is new to me and the piping work is great... I wish I was a neighbor too :)

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  30. Your friends are so lucky to have you..wish I was staying close to you :-) Beautiful cake Priti

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  31. Woe excellent! I suck at cake frosting .. have zero patience. You have learned it so well and it looks so perfect :)
    www.sunshineandsmile.com

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  32. Beautifully frosted. Love the basket weave on the sides.

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  33. Wow looks so professionaly done...awesome cake

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  34. wowee- what a beautiful cake- loved the basked weaving on it ! kudos

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  35. Hi I am picking up gradually recovering after being written. More great recipes that are delicious .. I am glad to visit you ... kisses thousand Marimi

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  36. Beautiful cake...lovely pink color...looks perfect.

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  37. Thank you so much for the detailed snaps for icing..

    belated anniversary to ur neighbors.. cake looks so soft n spongy :0

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  38. Thank U gals :)

    @Magpie ..next time I shall try ur idea :)

    @Raks ...it's cream frosting and not butter cream :))

    @Sonu ..thank you ..u r very generous with ur words :)

    @Nitha ..actually u can try following this ...it's not really that difficult

    @Cooking Foodie ..I wish the same :)

    @Namitha ..how I wish :)

    @Sunshine n Smile ..u can try it too

    @Garlutti ..keep in touch

    @Lena ...I shall convey ur wishes to my frd ...thanks :)

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  39. beautiful cake.....excellent job dear!

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  40. this is awesome Priti .. It is a beautiful cake

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  41. Awesome cake..loved ur decoration, very beautiful done..

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  42. Beautifully decorated cake! Well done dear...

    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

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  43. Beautiful cake and awesome decorations you made it like a professional.

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  44. Woww... now this is what I call beautiful and yummm :D

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  45. Wow..cake looks really gorgeous dear..nicely done..:)

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  46. Cake looks wonderful, gorgeous, delicious, yummy and tempting. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation. Very beautifully done.

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  47. it so nice..cute decorations & looks so gorgeous..

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  48. I loved it...so georgous.
    First time here. Glad tyo follow you.
    Ongoing event - LGSS-Paneer

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  49. wow even I had done fresh cream cake on Monday for y hubby's birthday...but mine was eggless version ...looks so gorgeous !

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  50. omy goodnes...hats off to your perfection dear...amazing cake..:)

    Tasty Appetite

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  51. Gorgeous...You have done like a pro.

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  52. Gorgeous, classy cake!!! Thats a creamy, yummy frosting...!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  53. Cake luks gargeous,Thanks for trying dear:)

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  54. I wish you were my neighbour and this cake was for my anniversary!

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