Tahitian Vanilla Butter Cake
by Tariq Hanna
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Tariq Hanna created this Tahitian Vanilla Butter Cake recipe in the first season of TLC's 'Ultimate Cake Off'.
INGREDIENTS
| Cake | |
| 1 | # 5 oz sugar |
| 1 | # 4 oz cake flour |
| 3/4 | oz baking soda |
| 1/2 | oz salt |
| 9 | oz whole milk |
| 5 1/4 | oz whole eggs |
| 6 3/4 | oz egg whites |
| 3/4 | oz vanilla paste |
| 18 | oz butter (melted) |
| 6 | oz vegetable oil |
| Caramel | |
| 3/4 | cup sugar |
| 1/4 | cup water |
| 2 | tsp lemon juice |
| 1 1/2 | Tbs corn syrup |
| 1 | cup heavy cream |
| 2 | oz butter |
| 1 | Tbs vanilla paste |
| 2 | Tbs fleur de sel |
| Buttercream | |
| 1 | # 4 oz butter |
| 1 | # 2 oz powder sugar |
| 2 | cups heavy cream |
| 3 | Tbs vanilla extract |
PREPARATION:
Cake
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Add milk and whole eggs in three stages till just mixed.
- Add egg whites and mix till smooth.
- Add butter, oil and vanilla, mix at medium speed for three minutes.
- Divide into two 10-inch pans. Bake for approximately one houror till toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on rack.
Caramel
- In a non-reactive pot, combine sugar, lemon juice, corn syrup and water and begin to carmelize over medium heat. When fully carmelized and all granules are dissolved, remove from heat.
- Carefully add cream, then butter and vanilla. Stir well till combined
- Refrigerate till ready to use.
Buttercream
- Cream butter and powder sugar for 10 minutes on high speed.
- Add heavy cream and vanilla and cream for five minutes
- Reserve 2/3 buttercream for decorating cake.
- Add caramel to 1/3 buttercream for filling.
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