Raffaello Cake or the Almond Coconut Cake is made using desiccated coconut and powdered almonds. Here go the recipes of Raffaello cake.

Ingredients

Flour- 1 cup

Egg- 2

Sugar- 1 cup, Powder it

Baking Powder- 1tsp

Sunflower oil-1/4 cup

Vanilla essence-1 tsp

Hot milk-1/2 cup

Desiccated coconut-1/2 cup

Badam powder-1/4 cup

Frosting

Sugar syrup-1 1/2 cup

Whipping cream- 1cup

Method

Cake base:

• Prepare a 7-inch cake pan and line it with butter/oil and line a butter paper. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 150 degrees C.
• Sieve the flour and baking powder, keep it aside.
• Take a dry bowl and add in the eggs, beat it for few minutes. Add vanilla essence and sugar and beat till it turns creamy and fluffy.
• Now add in flour and hot milk into the egg mix alternatively in two times using a hand whisk.
• Now add oil and mix. Add the desiccated coconut and badam powder and mix properly.
• Pour the batter in the prepared tin and tap the baking tin to release air bubbles if any, and bake in a preheated oven for 30-40 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes before de-molding it. Cool the cake completely before frosting.
•  Sugar syrup: In a pan add 1¼ cup water and 1 cup sugar and boil it. The consistency of the sugar syrup need not be thick. Turn off the flame when the sugar completely dissolves in the water. Allow it to cool.
• Frosting: Take a bowl and add in the whipping cream. Beat the whipping cream using an electric beater, start with the lowest speed and turn to the highest speed and beat it properly until stiff peaks form.
• Cut the cake into three layers. Cut out the top portion of the cake to get a flat top. You can cut with a knife or you could even use thread to cut in equal levels.
•  Place one layer on top of the cake board and soak it in sugar syrup using a silicon brush. Add whipped cream and level it in the middle and sideways as well. Then add little-desiccated coconut and badam powder as fillings. Place the next layer on top of this and soak in sugar syrup. Add whipped cream and level it and add in the fillings. Place the last layer as upside down and Do the crumb coating by applying little whipping cream and level it using an icing palette, Using a flexible side scrapper level the sides of the cake. Remove the crumbs on the cake board and Keep the cake in the refrigerator for ¼ hr to set before doing the final frosting. When the crumb coat sets add in the remaining whipped cream and level the top and sides using the icing palette and side scrapers.
• Sprinkle some desiccated coconut on top and side and decorate the cake.

Notes

Hot milk-boil the raw milk until bubbles form at sides

All the ingredients should be at room temperature.

Water content in the whipping cream will not help in proper whipping of the cream.

Store the whipping cream in freezer and whipped cream in fridge. Beat the whipping cream only at room temperature.

High temperature will also not help in proper whipping. A glazing will appear if the whipping cream is not whipped properly.

Raffaello Cake|Almond Coconut Cake

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

1 hour

 

Author: Neena

Serves: 6-7

Ingredients

• Flour- 1 cup
• Egg- 2
• Sugar- 1 cup, Powder it
• Baking Powder- 1tsp
• Sunflower oil-1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence-1 tsp
• Hot milk-1/2 cup
• Desiccated coconut-1/2 cup
• Badam powder-1/4 cup
• Frosting
• Sugar syrup-1½ cup
• Whipping cream- 1cup

Instructions

1. Cake base:
2. Prepare a 7-inch cake pan and line it with butter/oil and line a butter paper. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 150 degrees C.
3. Sieve the flour and baking powder, keep it aside.
4. Take a dry bowl and add in the eggs, beat it for few minutes. Add vanilla essence and sugar and beat till it turns creamy and fluffy.
5. Now add in flour and hot milk into the egg mix alternatively in two times using a hand whisk.
6. Now add oil and mix. Add the desiccated coconut and badam powder and mix properly.
7. Pour the batter in the prepared tin and tap the baking tin to release air bubbles if any, and bake in a preheated oven for 30-40 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes before de-molding it. Cool the cake completely before frosting.
8. Sugar syrup
9. : In a pan add 1¼ cup water and 1 cup sugar and boil it. The consistency of the sugar syrup need not be thick. Turn off the flame when the sugar completely dissolves in the water. Allow it to cool.
10. Frosting:
11. Take a bowl and add in the whipping cream. Beat the whipping cream using an electric beater, start with the lowest speed and turn to the highest speed and beat it properly until stiff peaks form.
12. Cut the cake into three layers. Cut out the top portion of the cake to get a flat top. You can cut with a knife or you could even use thread to cut in equal levels.
13. Place one layer on top of the cake board and soak it in sugar syrup using a silicon brush. Add whipped cream and level it in the middle and sideways as well. Then add little-desiccated coconut and badam powder as fillings. Place the next layer on top of this and soak in sugar syrup. Add whipped cream and level it and add in the fillings. Place the last layer as upside down and Do the crumb coating by applying little whipping cream and level it using an icing palette, Using a flexible side scrapper level the sides of the cake. Remove the crumbs on the cake board and Keep the cake in the refrigerator for ¼ hr to set before doing the final frosting. When the crumb coat sets add in the remaining whipped cream and level the top and sides using the icing palette and side scrapers.
14. Sprinkle some desiccated coconut on top and side and decorate the cake.

Notes

Hot milk-boil the raw milk until bubbles form at sides
All the ingredients should be at room temperature.
Water content in the whipping cream will not help in proper whipping of the cream.
Store the whipping cream in freezer and whipped cream in fridge. Beat the whipping cream only at room temperature.
High temperature will also not help in proper whipping. A glazing will appear if the whipping cream is not whipped properly.

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