Summer Berries In Addition To Ricotta Cake.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Happy Friday!
Today, I'm sharing this showstopper of a recipe peculiarly for Eid Al-Adha which is adjacent week.
I had originally planned to part this cake for Eid Al-Fitr but wasn't able to postal service it inwards time. The actual recipe was shot inwards May which is why the photos are in addition to therefore sunny in addition to bright. H5N1 far outcry from the atmospheric condition hither today which is grayness in addition to tin you lot believe it, a fiddling cold!

So, Eid is adjacent calendar week in addition to nosotros are inwards the middle of planning our menu. As this is the Hajj season in addition to the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (as), lamb is most definitely on the menu. I'm thinking nosotros may roast a leg inwards spices. It volition come upward out amongst a spiced masala gravy which should hold upward delicious served over rice.

As I am the Muslim daughter that bakes, desserts are most definitely on the menu. I love baking things depending on the flavor in addition to amongst Eid Al-Adha falling inwards the Summer this year, something amongst fresh berries in addition to cream is the agency to go.

My offering for you lot guys this year, is a iii layer Summer Berries in addition to Ricotta Cake. It starts amongst iii love vanilla cakes which are sandwiched together amongst a low-cal ricotta whipped cream, a fresh berry sauce, crushed meringues, in addition to lots to a greater extent than berries. H5N1 plumbing equipment agency to celebrate a Summer Eid!

A Simple List of Ingredients:

For the Cake:

1. Vegetable Oil
2. Sugar
3. Honey
4. Vanilla Essence
5. Egg Yolks
6. Eggs
7. Baking Powder
8. Salt
9. Plain Flour
10. Coconut Milk
11. Lemon

For the Ricotta Whipped Cream:

1. Cream Cheese
2. Ricotta Cheese
3. Double Cream
4. Vanilla Essence
5. Honey

To Assemble:

1. Strawberries
2. Raspberries
3. Honey
4. Meringue Nests
5. Citrus Fruit (Lemon, Grapefruit etc)

Bismillah, let's begin!

First, let's bake the cakes. Put the oven on to 180C or Gas Mark 4.

Grease in addition to flour three 20cm circular cake tins.

You may also business the tins amongst greaseproof newspaper if you're nervous close the cakes coming out inwards 1 piece.

I made this cake batter inwards a large mixing bowl in addition to amongst an electrical manus mixer.

Start by pouring inwards 250ml Vegetable Oil.

Add inwards 230g Sugar. I used caster sugar.

For to a greater extent than sweetness in addition to flavour, we're instantly going to add together inwards honey. I used a clear love but you're to a greater extent than than welcome to experiment amongst whatever others you lot powerfulness cause got inwards the cupboard.

Pour inwards 290ml Honey.

Next, add together inwards 2 teaspoons Vanilla Essence.

Now, the eggs. First, separate 3 Egg Yolks from their whites. You tin role the whites inwards your forenoon omelette or possibly inwards some kung pao chicken?

Drop them in!

Finally, cause got 3 large Eggs.

And, crevice them inwards too!

So all together, it's 3 egg yolks in addition to 3 whole eggs.

Whisk until everything is mixed well.

Then, add together in:

1 in addition to 1/2 tablespoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

Whisk in!

Gradually add together inwards 600g Plain Flour, mixing or whisking until you lot tin longer encounter the flour. This is a lot of cake batter in addition to therefore brand certain to teach the spoon correct through the mixture to any pockets of flour hiding inwards the middle.

To goal the batter, kokosnoot milk. I love putting kokosnoot milk into my cake batter e'er since I commencement baked these tiramisu nutella cupcakes!

Pour inwards 320ml Coconut Milk. Any leftover is peachy inwards a smoothie!

Whisk until good combined in addition to smooth!

Last but non least, grate inwards the Zest of 1 Lemon. Adding the zest at this indicate won't brand the cake actually lemony - if you lot practice desire a lemony cake, add together the zest at the start amongst the honey. I would practice the zest of 2 lemons for extra zing!

Stir inwards the lemon zest in addition to the cake batter is done!

Divide the cake batter every bit betwixt the 3 cake tins.

Bake the cakes for 25-30 minutes at 180C or Gas Mark 4.

The cakes are baked when they are golden, cracked inwards the centre, in addition to a skewer poked into the centre of each cake comes out build clean amongst no moisture batter on it. Cool the cakes inwards their tins for 5 minutes.

Then, cause got the cakes out of their tins.

And, cool completely on wire racks.

While the cakes cool, let's brand the ricotta whipped cream. Start past times beating 115g room temperature Cream Cheese until smooth. This time, I used my stand upward mixer amongst the whisk attachment.

The principal component division inwards the cream is ricotta cheese. It makes the lightest pancakes and is also peachy inwards this whipped cream as it's a fleck lighter than the traditional cream cheese.

Add inwards 480g Ricotta Cheese, at room temperature.

And, pour inwards 235ml Double Cream.

Whisk until everything is good combined in addition to the cream has thickened upward until potent but withal a fiddling soft.

Finish past times flavouring the cream. Add inwards 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence.

And, 4 tablespoons Honey. You tin add together to a greater extent than if you lot desire a sweeter whipped cream.

Whisk until the vanilla in addition to love are well combined in.

Taste in addition to adapt the cream, if needed. The whipped ricotta cream is done!

Next, let's brand a quick berry sauce to layer betwixt our sponges. In a bowl, mash together 100g sliced Strawberries in addition to 80g Raspberries.

Until you lot cause got a smooth-ish sauce!

We'll also ask to a greater extent than berries to decorate in addition to fill upward our cake. I used 2 x 400g boxes of Strawberries in addition to 2 x 150g boxes of Raspberries.

Let's get together our cake! I similar to get together it on the platter or stand upward that I'm serving it on. 

Put 1 cake on the platter in addition to squeeze over enough of Honey.

Then, spread over about 1/3 of the Ricotta Whipped Cream.

Spoon over about 1/3 of the Berry Sauce that nosotros made earlier.

Next, cause got a box of meringue nests.

Crush in addition to sprinkle 1 Meringue Nest over the sauce.

You can't crunch the combination of berries, whipped cream, in addition to meringue. Add cake in addition to nosotros cause got a existent winner!

Finish this layer past times pressing inwards sliced Strawberries in addition to Raspberries. Don't seat on likewise many otherwise the cake volition hold upward difficult to cut.

Carefully house the 2nd cake on top.

And, decorate inwards the same agency as earlier.

Finally, house on the third cake. Decorate the exceed amongst to a greater extent than whipped cream, berries, berry sauce, crushed meringue, in addition to a grating of Lemon Zest.

The cake is gear upward to serve! H5N1 flowers to make it expect extra pretty in addition to we're gear upward to eat!

This cake is best eaten at room temperature otherwise shop it inwards the fridge. Take it out close xv minutes before serving. Enjoy this showstopper amongst your favourite people!

Summer Berries in addition to Ricotta Cake.

a 3 layer love lemon cake amongst ricotta whipped cream, berries and smashed meringues.

Prep Time: About twoscore minutes.

Bake Time: About thirty minutes.

Serves: About xv people.

Ingredients

For the Cake

250ml Vegetable Oil

230g Caster Sugar

290ml Honey

2 teaspoons Vanilla Essence

3 large Egg Yolks

3 large Eggs

1 in addition to 1/2 tablespoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

600g Plain Flour

320ml Coconut Milk

Zest of 1 Lemon

For the Ricotta Whipped Cream

115g Cream Cheese, at room temperature

480g Ricotta Cheese, at room temperature

235ml Double Cream

1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence

four tablespoons Honey

For the Berry Filling

2 x 400g boxes Strawberries

2 x 150g boxes Raspberries

Honey, as needed

Meringue Nests, as needed

Finely grated zest of 1 Lemon

Bake the cakes:

• Heat the oven to Gas Mark four or 180C. Grease in addition to flour three 20cm circular cake tins. 
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, honey, vanilla essence, egg yolks, in addition to eggs until they're good combined. Add the baking powder, salt, in addition to flour in addition to mix until you lot tin no longer encounter them. Pour inwards the kokosnoot milk in addition to stir until combined. Finally, stir inwards the lemon zest.
• Divide the cake batter every bit betwixt the 3 cake tins. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the cakes are golden, cracked inwards the centre, in addition to a skewer inserted inwards the centre comes out build clean amongst no moisture batter on it.
• Cool inwards the tin for v minutes before running a knife around the edges in addition to taking the cakes out of the tin. Cool the cakes completely on wire racks.

Make the ricotta whipped cream:

• Beat the cream cheese inwards a large bowl amongst an electrical whisk until smooth. Add the ricotta cheese in addition to double cream. Beat until good combined in addition to the cream has teach fluffy. Stir inwards the love in addition to vanilla. Taste in addition to adapt the sweetness, if needed.

Make a berry sauce:

• In a modest bowl, mash together 100g chopped strawberries in addition to 80g raspberries until you lot cause got a sauce.

Assemble the cake:

• Place 1 cake onto the serving platter or stand. Squeeze over some love in addition to spread on a layer of the ricotta icing. Spoon over some berry sauce in addition to intermission a meringue nest over too. Finally, press on the raspberries in addition to sliced strawberries.
• Put the 2nd cake on exceed in addition to repeat the process.
• Put the 3rd cake on exceed in addition to repeat the process. This is the exceed of your cake in addition to therefore decorate amongst whole strawberries, raspberries, in addition to grated lemon zest too.

Serve:

• Slice the cake in addition to serve. It should hold upward stored inwards the refrigerator when non inwards role but tastes best at room temperature.

Keep me inwards your duas please, in addition to savor your Summer cake!

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!