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Great British soap opera cake
Photo: David Holifield

Great British soap opera cake

32 ingredients 2 hr Makes 1 cake openrecipes

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.

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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 openrecipes

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