D-d's birthday cake

[curiouswombat]

Just before Easter I was looking at a book I have of Easter Crafts and recipes. I commented to S2C and D-d (who just happened to have called around) that sometimes the links between the recipe and the occasion were tenuous and gave them an example.

"I want one! Could you make it for my birthday?" was D-d's immediate response - a sentiment seconded by her father with enthusiasm.

The item in question was a Trinity Cake.



Trinity Cake is so named because it is made up of 3 layers of sponge cake, each one flavoured differently; one vanilla, one coffee and one chocolate. Sandwiched together with buttercream.

In this case with 3 flavours of buttercream to match the 3 flavours of sponge.



The top layer of buttercream was the chocolate one - with rosettes of the coffee stuff, and maltesers for decoration.

This is what it looked like inside - and as a slice;




So, now you know what Trinity Cake is!

If I'd been feeling very creative I would also have covered the sides in buttercream - but, it was agreed, even without that extra touch it was a very tasty birthday cake.

Comments

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds and looks awesome! I'm not much of a fan of coffee, neither in beverage nor in taste, but that tempts even me! ;o)

Cool icon, by the way. *g*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It was nicely balanced by the vanilla and the chocolate - and I made sure that the coffee cake and the coffee buttercream were not quite together.