2/13/2024 0 Comments London fog earl grey![]() ![]() If you are intimidated by layer cakes (I promise, it’s not as complicated as it appears!), I highly recommend preparing this cake in stages. I actually baked the cake layers two days before I assembled it, and the cake still tasted great four or five days later. This cake truly blew me away! As I’ve told you guys on multiple occasions, I’m way more of a fruit dessert person (crisps, pies, etc.) than a cake person – so the fact that I could not stop eating this cake says a lot. The earl grey buttercream had a very distinct, yet not at all overpowering flavor – and the salted caramel took it over the top. See those little specks in the frosting below? You also put some vanilla bean paste in the buttercream. It’s basically a dream come true. It is then filled with an earl grey infused swiss meringue buttercream (YES), and finally topped with a generous layer of homemade salted caramel. This London fog cake consists of three-layers of chocolate cake (the batter uses both freshly brewed coffee and oil, which keeps it extra moist!). Strangely enough, I’d never had one before I made this cake! If you’re not familiar with the drink, a London Fog is basically a tea latte. Today’s London Fog Cake with Earl Grey Buttercream stood out immediately, and I knew I had to make it!įor starters, I love, love, love tea (my English roots) – particularly earl grey – so the flavors were immediately up my alley. The cookbook itself has more than 150 recipes! There is everything from classics to cakes infused with riesling or pink peppercorns, and the book inspires you to mix and match various frostings and cake recipes together to make your own masterpiece. ![]() The recipes are detailed and thorough, and incredibly easy to follow! I can’t tell you how excited I am to bake more cakes from this book. Thankfully, Tessa removes all anxiety and intimidation from the equation with her incredible step-by-step instructions and photos, as well as comprehensive recipes and tips. I can decorate as many cupcakes as you put in front of me, but layer cakes? Smooth sides, leveling, and super even layers?! Hi, I’m scared. ![]() Nervous, well, because she sets a high bar and I don’t really consider myself an experienced cake decorator by any means. It’s not the baking that intimidates me, it’s the assembly. So, I was incredibly honored and excited when Tessa reached out and asked if I would be interested in sharing a recipe from the book with you guys! Excited and slightly nervous.Įxcited, because it meant that I finally had an excuse to bake that fancy layer cake that I’ve been dying to make. It is perfect for beginners looking to get their feet wet, as well as more experienced bakers. Everything from two layer cakes to six layer cakes, and everything in between. Layered, is all about baking, building, and styling spectacular cakes from start to finish. Tessa is the former bakery owner, talented baker, and writer behind Sweet Style CA, a blog dedicated to cakes and pastries. She makes some of the prettiest, most impressive cakes on the internets (you’ve probably come across a link to her blog in The Sunday Thymes!). The recipe is from my friend Tessa Huff’s incredibly impressive new cookbook, Layered, which comes out tomorrow! I mean, I happily baked, photographed, and ate it, but that’s about it. Otherwise, I might have slowly consumed the entire thing by myself. The words ‘everything in moderation’ and ‘three layer 8-inch chocolate cake’ aren’t mutually compatible in a household of two, as much as I would like to pretend that they are. I had to give most of it away to friends. In fact, I was so in love with this cake that I didn’t trust myself around it at all. So dreamy and romantic, right? This cake unequivocally lives up to each of those standards. I know I use this word a lot, but I’m in love with this cake. Moist, decadent chocolate layer cake filled with earl grey buttercream and topped with homemade salted caramel! London Fog Cake from Tessa Huff’s Layered cookbook.
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