Photo: David Holifield
Great British soap opera cake
32 ingredients
2 hr
Makes 1 cake
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We British are known for our love of cake and soap operas. This one uses the fresh, clean flavours of lemon and lavender within the cake - perfect for any summertime celebration.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1141
Calories
23g
Protein
46g
Fat
157g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Lavender | not in our table | 0 |
| Marzipan | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 5 free-range egg whites
- 25g/1oz caster sugar
- 175g/6oz ground almonds
- 175g/6oz icing sugar
- 5 free-range eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 50g/1¾oz plain flour
- 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
- 250g/9oz lavender sugar
- 1 tsp lavender extract
- 5 free-range egg yolks
- 1 lemon
- 300g/10½oz caster sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz lemon juice
- 500g/1lb 2oz slightly salted butter
- 3 tsp limoncello
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon
- 300ml/10fl oz double cream
- 700g/1lb 9oz white chocolate
- ½ tsp lavender extract
- 30g/1oz slightly salted butter
- 500g/1lb 2oz white marzipan
- 500g/1lb 2oz ready-to-roll white icing
- , for dusting icing sugar
- edible pear
- oil, for greasing almond
- 50g/1¾oz white chocolate
- 50g/1¾oz dark chocolate
- lavender sprigs, to serve
- zest curls, to serve lemon
- pearls baking
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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