Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Winter White Cake with Blood Orange Curd & Buttercream

I believe that everyone should have a no-fail chocolate and white cake recipe that they can turn to whenever they have the desire or need to bake a cake. I luckily have my go to for decadently rich dark chocolate cake from  Bon Appétitbut until recently I was always on the lookout for a white cake that completely blew me away (and let me say this is no easy task, since I am a chocolate girl through and through).  Luckily, my search has ended and my favorite chocolate recipe has met it's match - meet this white cake that I layered in Blood Orange Curd and topped with buttercream and coconut.  This cake is like eating a slice of heaven. It is incredibly light and moist while the blood orange curd gives it a sort of creamsicle taste and  the coconut transports you somewhere warm - very, very warm, but to bring it back to reality (sigh), I topped with a gilded pine cone.   Continue for recipe...



A Few Things: I opted to bake the cake in two circular pans and to make the individual-sized cakes I used a medium-sized round cookie cutter.  If you do not want to create individual cakes, just fill each layer with the orange curd and top with buttercream.  
*All photographs by Alison  

24 comments:

  1. Wow this cake looks so beautiful and sounds so delicious!



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  2. ...yummy...seems really good taste...
    kiss and happy day
    vendy

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  3. You are so talented in the kitchen, I can't even take it. This looks amazing and SO professional!

    Alyssa
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    1. Ahh thank you so much Alyssa - really loved you post by the way today:)

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  4. I was just talking about how Blood Oranges are such an under-used, but amazing ingredient. Never had it in a cake! Love it.

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    1. I completely agree - blood oranges are just so pretty!

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  5. I love your riff on regular lemon curd. We should be taking advantage of all of this winter citrus.

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  6. super cute!! Love the styling!! I have a dinner party next weekend....trying to come up with a menu.....I'm thinking halibut en papillotte....maybe a leek soup to start off with....and dessert?? maybe this! ha! will keep you posted. Oh and my hubby want me to make him the lemon cake again...problem is I end up eating most of it!

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    1. I understand, I love baking sweets but I don't want to eat them all:) This cake is fabulous and you can make it into one large cake versus small to serve a crowd.

      Leek soup, delicious - I love leeks especially when combined with cauliflower or potatoes:) Let me know what you decide to make!

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  7. Oh my goodness...this looks incredible!!!! Wow! xo, Julie
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  8. This looks so good! I have been hunting for the perfect white cake recipe for a long time. My problem is that the cake always turns out dry. I haven't tried cake flour before so maybe that is part of it. I bookmarked this recipe. Can't wait to try it!

    Amy

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  9. Ohhh Emmmm Geeee! This looks SO good! I'm more a fruity white cake kinda gal so this is so right up my alley!

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    Holly Foxen Wells
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  10. Hi Alison! You are so good with sweets and cooking! Love it, must be heavenly! Will pin a pic!:) Kisses! xo

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  11. Your pictures make me so jealous. My food never looks this good! Def a recipe I must save for later.

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  12. I never tried the blood orange curd but I'm sure it's delicious!!!
    Good idea :)
    And as always your pictures are so beautiful! Congratulations!

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  13. Holy amazingness!!!! This looks too good to eat!

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  14. It look so yummy !
    I'm getting hungry :)

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  15. these are so incredibly cute! and they sound delicious as well! x

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  16. Oh my goodness, not only do those look delicious, they are beautiful too!

    xo Jenny
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  17. Looks absolutely amazing!!!! The orange is a nice tangy touch I imagine

    Trisha X

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  18. This is amazing. I really wish I could try these! xoxo

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