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Open Fruit Cake

A stunning cake that is open! No frosting on the sides that gives the cake a different style(and it's also way easier). The fruit on top give the cake a lot of color and add so much flavor.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the vanilla cake
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
For vanilla buttercream
  • 6 egg whites
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 tsps vanilla extract

Method
 

Vanilla Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8 inch pans with non-stick spray
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
  3. Cream the butter and sugar on medium. Reduce speed and add eggs one at a time fully incorporating after each addition. Add vanilla. 
  4. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour (3 additions of flour and 2 of milk). Fully incorporating after each addition.
  5. Bake for 30-35mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
  6. Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then turn out onto wire rack. 
Vanilla Buttercream
  1. Place egg whites and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk until combined
  2. Place bowl over a pot with 1-2" of simmering water and whisk constantly until the mixture is hot and no longer grainy to the touch or reads 160F on a candy thermometer (approx. 3mins)
  3. Place bowl on your stand mixer and whisk on med-high until the meringue is stiff and cooled
  4. Switch to paddle attachment. Slowly add cubed butter and mix until smooth
  5. Add vanilla and whip until smooth.
Assembling Cake
  1. Place first layer of vanilla cake on cake stand or plate
  2. (OPTIONAL) Add mango pulp on top of cake. You can poke holes in the cake so the cake will absorb the mango pulp.
  3. Apply a dollop of buttercream and use an offset spatula to spread around cake. Spread all the way to the edge so frosting will be seen on the sides of the cake.
  4. Add second layer of vanilla cake on top of frosting.
  5. (OPTIONAL) Add mango pulp.
  6. Spread more buttercream on top, covering the whole cake.
  7. Wash fruit(strawberries, grapes, blueberries)
  8. Cut mangoes into thin long strands. Continue, making strands shorter and shorter as you go. Place the strands in a circular manner to make a flower shape.
  9. Ass fruit on the cake as you desire.