Jelly Cakes
This old fashion favourite small cake is known under various names commonly Jelly Cakes. Vanilla sponge cake is sandwich with whipped cream or Italian meringue buttercream then dipped in cooled but not set jelly (jello) and rolled in coconut
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 40 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 ounces (115 grams) salted butter
- 5 ounces (140 grams) granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups (250 grams) self raising flour
- ½ cup (120ml )milk
- 3 oz (85 grams) packet raspberry jelly crystals ( (or Jello NOT jam ))
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cool water
- whipped cream or Italian meringue buttercream (as needed)
- desiccated coconut (as needed)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F/180℃.
- 2
Beat butter and sugar to a cream. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time then beat well. Sift flour and add alternately with the milk. Mix lightly into a soft dough.
- 3
If using gem iron, spray with nonstick cooking spray then carefully place a small teaspoonful in each depending on the size of your gem irons.
- 4
If using a cake pan, grease and line with baking paper a 9in/23cm square cake pan. Fill with the batter smooth and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- 5
Your cakes should be lightly browned and risen.
- 6
Dissolve jelly crystals in the boiling water then add cold water. Allow to stand in the refrigerator until beginning to set or until the consistency of egg white.
- 7
Sandwich two halves together with cream.
- 8
If your not using gem irons you will need to cut your cake into small squares about 1in/ 2.5cm square. Hopefully you cake is about 2in/ 5cm high. Cut each square through the middle then sandwich back together with cream.
- 9
Dip your joined cakes into the partly set jelly then roll in coconut. Refrigerate or freeze to keep for longer.