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Tartarus et caeli: heaven and hell cake
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Tartarus et caeli: heaven and hell cake

35 ingredients 2 hr + 2 hr Serves 16 openrecipes

Hell: dark chocolate and orange cake. Heaven: lemon and coconut meringue cakelets. A stunning cake worthy of a Bake Off final.

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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 · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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