Showstopping Christmas layer cake
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A festive layer cake with red and green cake layers, cranberry compote filling, whipped mascarpone frosting, and a meringue wreath. An elegant showstopper for holiday gatherings.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- For the cake
- 320 g | 11oz caster sugar
- 250 g | 9oz plain (all purpose flour)
- 30 g | 1oz cornflour (cornstarch)
- 170 g | 6oz unsalted butter (cubed)
- 240 ml | 8.4fl oz | 1 cup whole milk
- 180 ml | 6.3fl oz egg whites (from 5-6 large eggs)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- red and green paste food colouring
- Sugarflair Spectral concentrated paste colour in Christmas Red and Holly Green
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- For the frosting
- 500 g | 1lb 2oz full-fat mascarpone
- 300 g | 10.5oz icing sugar
- 200 ml | 7fl oz double cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- You will also need
- cranberry compote to spread between the layers
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 38M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 23m
- Sodium
- 172mg
- Total sugar
- 82g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 170mg
- Calcium
- 47mg
- Iron
- 0.99mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 172MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.