Here is a short tutorial on how to make the perfect buttercream that is able to withstand the tropical weather, and brief and easy way to decorate your cake with ready to use fondant. This is part two of the Cake Kurma Raya recipe.
Yields1 Serving
Ingredients
TO MAKE SWISS MERINGUE BUTTER CREAM
50 g egg whites
100 g caster sugar
150 g French butter, cut into cubes (chiller temperature)
TO ASSEMBLE
2 eight-inch dates cake
1 recipe Swiss Meringue Buttercream
700 g white rolled fondant
100 g green rolled fondant
1 set mosque decoratives
some gold color
60 g pitted dates, chopped
Instructions
TO MAKE SWISS MERINGUE BUTTER CREAM
1
Place a KENWOOD mixing bowl over water bath.
2
Pour in egg whites and sugar, whisk until sugar is dissolved.
3
Transfer the egg white mixtures to a KENWOOD mixer, and attach with a balloon whisk.
4
Whisk until medium peak.
5
Add in butter cubes and keep mixing until butter is incorporated with meringue. Transfer the buttercream into a pipping bag and get ready to pipe.
TOOLS FOR WORKING WITH FONDANT
6
Round cutter
7
Geometric cutter
8
Round plunger
9
Craft knife
10
Alphabet cutter
11
Ruler
12
Rolling pin
TO ASSEMBLE
13
Trim off the top protruding parts of two cakes, spread buttercream on top of one cake.
14
Sprinkle with chopped dates.
15
Stack with the second cake. Crumb coat the two cakes with buttercream until smooth.
16
Divide the white fondant into three parts, roll the green fondant into mini cigarolls, slowly incorporate the green rolls into white fondant.
17
Knead together to create marbling effect.
18
Roll the fondant to 12-inch diameter.
19
Cover the crumb coated cake with the fondant.
20
Trim off excess fondant. Line with any patterns desired.
21
Decorate the top part with mosque design.
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