Rosemary and Tangerine Cake

Filled with citrus and candied rosemary, our Rosemary and Tangerine Cake sets the standard when it comes to elegance.

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Ingredients

Cake

400g castor sugar
1 Tbl rosemary
400g Stork Baking Margarine
8 large eggs
400g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder

Tangerine

3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks (large)
170g castor sugar
1 lemon (juiced and zest)
90g Stork Baking Margarine

Icing

1 cup Stork Baking Margarine
3 cups icing sugar
1 tangerine (juiced)
2 Tbl whole milk

Candied Rosemary

100g castor sugar
100ml water
10 sprigs of rosemary

Assembly

1 pun. edible flowers
1 pun. raspberries
1 pun. figs

Step by step method

  1. CAKE

  2. Preheat Oven to 170 ̊C
  3. Line and grease 4 20cm cake tins with baking paper
  4. Blitz castor sugar and rosemary in a food processor until fine.
  5. Cream margarine and sugar and until light and fluffy.
  6. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated.
  7. Baking Powder Sieve flour and baking powder into mixture from a height and fold in. To make a smooth, soft batter
  8. Divide batter evenly between the 4 cake tins.
  9. Bake for approx. 20 minutes until golden hue.
  10. TANGERINE CURD

  11. Mix eggs, egg yolks and sugar in a heat proof bowl until combined
  12. Pour juices and zest into saucepan and bring to the boil
  13. Pour boiling liquid over eggs and whisk vigorously.
  14. Place bowl over a saucepan with water and whisk until thickened
  15. Siv mixture and add butter, a little at a time until curd is glossy and thick.
  16. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.
  17. ICING

  18. Cream margarine until smooth.
  19. Add Icing sugar, a little at a time, and beat until light and fluffy.
  20. Add tangerine juice and mix until combined
  21. If icing is too thick, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time.
  22. CANDIED ROSEMARY

  23. Add castor sugar and water to a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer
  24. Add rosemary and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
  25. Remove rosemary. Set Aside for garnish
  26. Reserve syrup for assembly
  27. ASSEMBLY

  28. Level out all four cakes
  29. Brush each cake lightly with the rosemary syrup
  30. Place layer of cake on board. Cover with a thin layer of icing.
  31. Pipe a lip around the cake with icing to create a dam.
  32. Alternate with cakes and filling making sure to invert the last layer so that the top of the cake is flat.
  33. Use remaining icing to lightly cover the top and sides of the cake to create a naked look.
  34. Adorn the top of the cake with candied rosemary, tangerine segments, raspberries and edible flowers.
  35. Dust with a gentle breath of icing sugar