EGGLESS JOAN"SCAKE/ RAINBOW CAKE

Joan's cake/ Rainbow cake

Every time I make the cakes my heart will jump like a small girl with excitement........ I enjoy a lot when the cake rises up.This cake is a very special cake for me becoz it was on my wishlist for over a year.But I haven't tried it as it needs lots of ingredients.........When swathi from zesty kitchen and julie suggested this recipe for baking partners I decided to try it out.

No Idea which cake I'm taking about  It is a rainbow cake but not a regular one.We have to use fresh fruits and nuts to attain its colour.It is nothing but JOAN"S RAINBOW CAKE....Yummy delicious cake with lots of flavours inside.........You can make it as 2 days plan.First day prepare the cakes and do icing on the next day............

Joan's cake/Rainbow cake

Strawberry cake:

Fresh Strawberry- 1 cup+ sugar-2 tbsp+ water-1/4 cup  

 Heat them well and mash the pulp measure 3/4 cup of strawberry pulp for the cake

flour-1 cup

  baking powder-1 tsp

  powdered sugar-1/2 cup

  flaxseed powder-1 tbsp+3 tbsp water mix well and set aside for 10 mins.when you mix it will be in jelly form.

  butter- 3 1 1/2 tbsp 

   Pink food colour-few drops(I haven't used colour)

Sift the flour and baking powder and set aside.

In a bowl add butter and powdered sugar beat well till foamy add in flaxseed mixture mix well.Now stir in strawberry pulp to mix completely and get a pinkish colour.If you want you can add colour.

Sift the flour and baking powder thrice.

Preheat oven to 180°c

Now fold in the flour to the mixture and mix well till combined without any lumps.Grease a baking tin and pour the mixture into and bake for 35-40 mins according to your oven temp.Cool completely and store in fridge covered with cling flim.

Pista cake

Ingredients:

Pistachios- 3/4 cup 

 milk- 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp   

baking powder-1 tsp 

powdered  sugar-1/2 + 2 tbsp 

 flaxseeds mixture- 3 tbsp(method mentioned above)  

  butter-30 gms 

 pista essence- 1 tsp 

 green food colour- few drops(I din't used)

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°c.

In a bowl beat butter and powdered sugar together till foamy.Add in pista essence,milk,flaxseed mixture,green colour if needed and beat well.Now sift in flour and baking powder into the wet mixture and mix well till combined.Now pour the batter into the greased baking pan and bake at 180°c for 25-30 mins and cool completely. Keep in fridge covering with cling film till use.

Orange cake

Ingredients:

All purpose flour- 11/4 cup 

 Baking powder- 1 tsp 

 Sugar-3/4 cup

  Butter-1/2 cup

  Orange juice-1/2 cup 

 Orange zest-1 tsp 

 Flax seed mixture- 1 tbsp

 Orange essence & colour- 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method:

Cream together butter and sugar add in flaxseed mixture, orange juice,zest, essence & colour combine well. Fold in sifted flour and baking powder mix well. Pour in a greased tray and bake at 180°c for 30 mins. Cool completely.

Fresh cream Icing:

Whipping cream-2 cups  

Icing sugar- 2 tbsp(optional)

Beat chilled cream till stiff peaks form add in icing sugar beat well. refrigerate till use. Put them in a pipping bag with prefered nozzle.

Soaking syrup:

Sugar- 1/4 cup

 water-1/4 cup 

lemon juice-few drops

Make syrup with sugar,water and lemon juice strain and cool them.

Assembling :

On a cake board pipe some cream and place orange cake sprinkle soaking syrup and  pipe cream to spread over the cake. Place pista cake,sprinkle the syrup and spread some icing on it. Then place strawberry cake sprinkle the syrup. spread the cream to cover all the cakes evenly spread with palette knife. This is the crumb coat and keep in fridge till it sets. Now add needed colours to the icing mixture. Pipe them on the cake with your creativity and serve this yummy cake................