Ombre Cake

A beautiful cake that will surely impress your guests!

Ingredients

For Vanilla Cake:

• 1 - 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup buttermilk/milk

For Chocolate Cake:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup boiling water

For Dark Chocolate Cake:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup boiling water

For Frosting:

• 200g powdered sugar
• 120g butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons cream cheese

Method

For Cakes:

1. Start by preheating the oven to 350°F/180°C and prepare the cake pans.
2. For the vanilla cake, start by beating the sugar with the butter then add the vanilla.
3. Beat in the eggs.
4. Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Mix in the buttermilk.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
7. For the chocolate cakes, start by mixing the flour, sugar, salt, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and coffee together.
8. Make a hole in the middle and add the milk, vanilla, oil and egg. Mix together until combined.
9. Lastly, add in the boiling water.
10. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
11. Let the cakes cool completely on a wired rack.

For Frosting:

1. You will need to make four batches of the frosting.
2. Make the vanilla frosting twice. Start by beating the sugar with the butter then adding the milk and cream cheese.
3. Make the light chocolate frosting by making another batch of vanilla frosting but adding 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to it.
4. Lastly, make the dark chocolate frosting by making a final batch of vanilla frosting then adding 1/2 cup cocoa powder to it.
5. PS: Two batches of vanilla frosting were made to use one as a crumb coat.

For Layering:

1. Start off by adding the dark chocolate cake to the cake stand.
2. Add some dark chocolate frosting on top then add the light chocolate cake on top of that.
3. Add the light chocolate frosting on top then add the vanilla cake on top of that.
4. Make the crumb coat layer by spreading half of the vanilla frosting all over the cakes.
5. Refrigerate the cake for at least 30 minutes, in the meantime clean your counters and make sure there are no crumbs.
6. Take out the cake and start by spreading the vanilla frosting on top and around the vanilla cake.
7. Add the light chocolate frosting to the middle and around the light chocolate cake.
8. Finally, add the dark chocolate frosting to the bottom layer and around the dark chocolate cake.
9. Blend the frosting layers together to create the ombre effect.
10. You can keep the cake refrigerated for up to 5 days, it stays moist and delicious!