Photo: David Holifield
Tartarus et caeli: heaven and hell cake
35 ingredients
2 hr + 2 hr
Serves 16
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Hell: dark chocolate and orange cake. Heaven: lemon and coconut meringue cakelets. A stunning cake worthy of a Bake Off final.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1244
Calories
27g
Protein
48g
Fat
177g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 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 |
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| 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 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Leaf | 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
- 9 free-range eggs
- 60g/2½oz cocoa powder
- 230ml/8fl oz hot water
- 320g/11oz plain flour
- 450g/1lb golden caster sugar
- 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1½ tsp salt
- 155ml/5½oz sunflower oil
- 2½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 oranges
- 285g/10oz plain flour
- 180ml/6fl oz water
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp salt
- 250g/9oz golden caster sugar
- 120ml/4fl oz sunflower oil
- 2 unwaxed lemons
- 6 free-range eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 600g/1lb 5oz dark chocolate
- 300g/10½oz double cream
- 200g/7oz good quality cherry
- 2 leaves gelatine
- 225g/8oz sugar
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 150g/5½oz cocoa powder
- 120ml/4fl oz double cream
- 3 free-range eggs
- 160g/5¾oz caster sugar
- 1 tsp golden syrup
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 200g/7oz best quality lemon curd
- 300g/10½oz desiccated coconut
- 1 booklet (5 sheets) gold leaf, to decorate
- 200g/7oz dark chocolate
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
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