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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Daring Baker's Challenge June 2012

This month, I joined a group called the Daring Bakers, and once a month they have a challenge.  All the members have to make the challenge item, and then post about it. This month, the member who was supposed to come up with the challenge was unable to, so Mandy of What the Fruitcake?! came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake Challenge!  She highlighted Mary Berry's techniques and recipes to allow us to create this unique little cake with ease.

First, I made the traditional cake, which had to have 2 different colored cakes (traditionally pink and yellow) with jam in between to hold it together, and then wrapped in either marzipan or fondant.  I made vanilla and strawberry cakes with strawberry jam, and rolled buttercream fondant for mine.


It came out a little bit crooked, but I realized why, and how to fix it, and so for my next Battenberg foray, I went for something different... coconut and lime cakes with key lime filling between them, coconut buttercream on the outside, and lots of shredded sweetened coconut.


As you can see, this time I got it all perfectly straight and even.  It was just delicious too.  As I have posted before, coconut cake is my favorite of all cakes!  The tangy lime added a nice zing, too!

So, that was my first ever Daring Baker's Challenge... I am looking forward to the next one!
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6 comments:

  1. SarahJune 27, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Welcome to the Daring Bakers! I'm impressed that you did the challenge twice to make sure you had it down. The coconut lime version sounds amazing. That is one of my favorite flavor combinations.

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    1. SarahJune 27, 2012 at 9:08 PM

      Thanks! I am a nutcase about perfection, so I always try and try until I get it right.

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  2. Tugs GirlJuly 1, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Congratulations on your first challenge and welcome to the Daring Bakers! Both of your cakes look good, but the coconut-lime sounds so delicious!

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    1. SarahJuly 1, 2012 at 9:20 PM

      Thanks! It was such a fun first challenge! I can't wait for the next one!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Great job on your first challenge! Funny enough, coconut lime was my first impulse for the flavor combo, but I totally forgot my debit card when I went to the market for lime curd. I'm so glad you did it! How was it???
    -M'elle

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    1. SarahJuly 2, 2012 at 1:04 PM

      It was incredibly delicious! I used Cook's illustrated's recipe for coconut cake and mixed in half of a 3 oz package of lime jello into half the batter, and divided it into two 8-inch square pans (I made two of these, and gave one away to a neighbor). Then I cut the cakes up into the requisite pieces, sealed them together with lime curd, and then made swiss meringue buttercream, whipping in 1/4 cup cream of coconut and 1 tsp coconut extract at the end to get coconut buttercream. I frosted the outside with this and then covered it in shredded sweetened coconut.

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