Ombre Cake

Name: Ombre Cake
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 10
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

by The Heavenly Bakes

10 servings

2 hr 30 min

A beautiful cake that will surely impress your guests!

A soft, fluffy three-layered cake

This cake will definitely impress your guests, it's the perfect cake to make for any occasion! You will need to bake three separate layers to achieve the 'ombre' look. With a little bit of time and patience, this cake can be easily made!

Ingredients in ombre cake

This recipe uses simple ingredients that one would already have in their pantry.

Use all-purpose flour for best results.

You will need granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder.

You will also need butter, oil and milk of your choice.

You will need 4 eggs in total.

For the frosting, you will need butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese and cocoa powder.

Tools you will need to make this

You will need:

3 mixing bowls + hand mixer or 1 stand mixer
3 cake pans (I used a 20cm one)
Cake stand
Piping bag
Long, serrated knife
Spatula

For measuring: 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp, 1/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 1 cup.

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Recipe details

Yield 10 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 60 Minutes Cook time: 90 Minutes Total time: 2 hr 30 min

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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

Instructions

For Cakes:
Start by preheating the oven to 350°F/180°C and prepare the cake pans.
For the vanilla cake, start by beating the sugar with the butter then add the vanilla.
Beat in the eggs.
Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Mix in the buttermilk.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
For the chocolate cakes, start by mixing the flour, sugar, salt, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and coffee together.
Make a hole in the middle and add the milk, vanilla, oil and egg. Mix together until combined.
Lastly, add in the boiling water.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Let the cakes cool completely on a wired rack.
For Frosting:
You will need to make four batches of the frosting.
Make the vanilla frosting twice. Start by beating the sugar with the butter then adding the milk and cream cheese.
Make the light chocolate frosting by making another batch of vanilla frosting but adding 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to it.
Lastly, make the dark chocolate frosting by making a final batch of vanilla frosting then adding 1/2 cup cocoa powder to it.
PS: Two batches of vanilla frosting were made to use one as a crumb coat.
For Layering:
Start off by adding the dark chocolate cake to the cake stand.
Add some dark chocolate frosting on top then add the light chocolate cake on top of that.
Add the light chocolate frosting on top then add the vanilla cake on top of that.
Make the crumb coat layer by spreading half of the vanilla frosting all over the cakes.
Refrigerate the cake for at least 30 minutes, in the meantime clean your counters and make sure there are no crumbs.
Take out the cake and start by spreading the vanilla frosting on top and around the vanilla cake.
Add the light chocolate frosting to the middle and around the light chocolate cake.
Finally, add the dark chocolate frosting to the bottom layer and around the dark chocolate cake.
Blend the frosting layers together to create the ombre effect.
You can keep the cake refrigerated for up to 5 days, it stays moist and delicious!

Comments

Suse on Feb 17, 2023

Maybe alot easier to make one large basic batch of cake mix divide in 3 parts then add the choc and then the dark choc to the 2 remaining

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Sea32376083 on Feb 17, 2023

Why go from American measurements to metric? Also, Ghirardelli's "Ombre Brownie" is much easier to make than this. And all that's needed are two boxes of any type of their brownie mix plus the fixings for three different types of ganache. The recipe is on the box.

1 Reply
- The Heavenly Bakes on Feb 20, 2023
  
  Yes well if you prefer boxed cake then sure. This is homemade haha :)
  
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