Professional Baker Teaches You How To Make CHAI LAYER CAKE!

Chef Anna Olson shows you how to make a Chai Layer Cake with Maple Meringue Frosting that's so incredible you could use it as a wedding cake!

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Cake

3 1/3 cups 425 g cake & pastry flour
1 1/3 cup 265 g granulated sugar
5 tsp 15 g baking powder
2 tsp 6 g ground cardamom
2 tsp 6 g ground ginger
1 ½ tsp 4 g ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp 2 g ground cloves
3/4 tsp 2 g ground black pepper
3/4 tsp 3 g salt
1 1/3 cup 265 g packed light brown sugar
1 1/3 cup 300 g unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into pieces
1 1/3 cup 330 mL buttermilk
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 Tbsp 15 mL vanilla extract

Maple Meringue Frosting:
3 large egg whites
1/2 tsp 2 g cream of tartar
3 Tbsp 35 g granulated sugar
1 cup + 2 Tbsp 280 mL pure maple syrup
1 ½ tsp 7 mL vanilla extract

Décor:
Fresh edible flowers (pansies, rose petals, etc)
1 egg white
½ cup 100 g superfine sugar, granular sugar and or decorator sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grease three 9-inch (23 cm) round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Dust the sides of the pans with flour, tapping out any excess.

2. Sift the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, spices and salt into a large mixer bowl or into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix in the brown sugar and then add the butter, mixing in the butter (using electric beaters, if not a stand mixer) on medium-low speed until no large bits of butter are visible, about 2 minutes. Whisk the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla together and add this all at once to the flour mixture and mix starting on low speed until blended and then increase the speed to medium, beating until the mixer is very smooth and a little lighter in colour, about 3 minutes. Divide the batter between the pans and spread to level it. Bake the cakes for about 25 minutes, until a tester inserted in the entre comes out clean. Cool the cakes on a rack for 30 minutes, then run a palette knife around the inside edge of each pan and turn the cakes out to cool completely.

3. For the frosting, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large mixing bowl with electric beaters or in a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment on high speed until foamy. While whipping, gradually pour in the sugar and continue to whip almost until the beaters hold a soft peak when lifted. Bring the maple syrup up to a full boil over high heat (it will bubble up a bit, but there is no need to stir) until it reaches 242 F (116 C) on a candy thermometer. With the mixer running, pour the hot syrup carefully down the side of the bowl into the whites and continue whipping until the meringue has cooled almost to room temperature, about 2 minutes – the whites will triple in volume. Beat in the vanilla. Work with the frosting immediately.

4. Place a cake layer on a platter or cake stand and dollop and then spread a layer of frosting on the top. Repeat with the remaining two cake layers. For the “half-naked” or “sheer” effect on the sides, spread a sheer layer of frosting around the sides of the cake, filling in any gaps between the layers but allowing the sides of the cake to show through. Let the cake sit out, uncovered, for an hour to set. Do not refrigerate.

5. For the décor, spread the edible flowers out onto a parchment-lined baking tray. Lightly whisk the egg white to loosen it, and using a small brush, paint the flowers lightly with the egg white and sprinkle the sugar over each, shaking off any excess. Let the flowers air-dry for at least an hour (this can be done up to 6 hours before serving – the sugar layer preserves the flowers. Arrange the sugared flowers on top of the cake and serve.

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