Ingredients
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For Vanilla And Chocolate Sponge
- 225g All-Purpose Flour
- 200g Castor Sugar
- 1+1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 + 1/2 Tbsp Natural Cocoa Powder
- 90g Oil
- 3 nos. Eggs (medium sized)
- 110ml Milk (a)
- 2 Tbsp Milk (b)
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
For Banana Sponge
- 150g All-Purpose Flour
- 2 nos. Ripe Banana
- 1 Tsp Lemon Juice
- 75g Oil
- 1 no. Egg (Medium Sized)
- 1/2 + 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder
- 2g Baking Soda
- 50g Brown Sugar
- 25g Castor Sugar
- Pinch Of Salt
- 1/4 Tsp Vanilla Essence
For Filling
- 50g Strawberry Compote
- 100g Whipping Cream
For Chocolate Drip
- 80g Dark Couverture Chocolate
- 80g Fresh Cream
For Frosting
- 200g Whipping Cream
For Soaking Syrup
- 50ml Water
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
For Garnish
- Fresh Cherries As Required
- Rainbow Sprinkles As Required
Instructions
For Vanilla And Chocolate Sponge
- Preheat your oven to 180°C or 350° (OTG mode: upper rod + lower rod + fan). Prepare two baking tins by greasing oil and placing butter paper at the bottom.
- Add oil, eggs, milk (a), and sugar in a bowl and give it a nice mix.
- In the same bowl, sieve in the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Mix everything.
- Transfer ½ of the batter to a different bowl and mix in natural cocoa powder and milk (b). Mix it properly until there are no lumps.
- Transfer both batters into two baking tins and bake them at 180° or 350° (OTG mode: lower rod only) for 30-35 minutes.
- After baking, let them cool down completely.
For Banana Sponge
- Prepare a 6-inch round tin by greasing it with oil and line the bottom with butter paper.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C or 350° (OTG mode: upper rod + lower rod + fan).
- In a bowl, take peeled ripe banana and mash with a fork.
- Add in lemon juice, eggs, oil and vanilla essence and give it a nice mix.
- Now add in both the castor and the brown sugar and mix again.
- Sift dry ingredients that are all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the same bowl using a sieve or sifter.
- Give everything a nice until there is no trace of any dry ingredients.
- Transfer the batter to the remaining baking tin and bake at 180°C or 350° (OTG mode: lower rod) for about 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
For Filling
- Add whipping cream and strawberry compote in a bowl, then whip them until you get a nice soft peaked whipping cream.
- Transfer it to a piping bag for further use.
For Chocolate Drip
- Melt chocolate and warm cream separately.
- Mix both of them until a flowy ganache is formed.
- Transfer it to a piping bag and keep it aside.
For Frosting
- Whip the whipping cream with an electric hand beater until a soft peak is achieved.
For Soaking Syrup
- In a bowl, mix water and vanilla essence and keep it aside.
Assembly
- De-mould the sponges from the tins with a bent palette knife.
- Now on a cake base, spread some frosting and place the chocolate sponge on top.
- Brush the sponge with soaking syrup using a pastry brush.
- Now pipe the frosting around the edge of the sponge and fill the middle with the strawberry filling, then smooth out using a palette knife.
- Place the banana-flavoured sponge on top and repeat the same process as with the chocolate layer.
- Place the vanilla sponge on top and soak it with soaking syrup.
- Crumb coat the cake with frosting by piping thin layers of frosting all over the cake.
- Keep the crumb-coated cake in the fridge for about 10 – 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, give the cake its final coating by frosting a thick layer of frosting all over the cake. Smooth the frosting with a palette knife.
- Stick rainbow sprinkles on the base of the cake with your hands.
- Now apply the flowy ganache on top and give a drip effect around the edge of the cake.
- Pipe dollops of swirls on top using a 1M nozzle and place fresh cherries on top of them,
- Lastly, sprinkle the top with rainbow sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 15 to 20 minutes
- Assembly Time: 30 to 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 to 70 minutes