French Gâteaux Recipe (Layered Fruit and Cream Cake)
A eggetarian French recipe with butter - plus more for pan (or coconut oil or canola oil for vegan), -1/ sugar, flaxmeal egg replacer - or eggs. Ready in 2h 5m, serves 6.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
Instructions
33 steps- 1
To begin making the French Fruit Cake (Gateaux) recipe, we will first prepare the lemon pound cake according to the instructions
lemon juice(1/4 cup) - 2
Preheat the oven to 180 C
- 3
Butter and flour a 10" loaf, square, or a bundt pan
butter - plus more for pan (or coconut oil or canola oil for vegan)(1 cup) - 4
I like using a loaf pan as the cake slices nicely
- 5
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and keep aside
salt(1/2 teaspoon)baking powder(1 teaspoon) - 6
Using the large bowl or a KitchenAid Stand Mixer bowl, beat together the (butter) oil, sugar and vanilla essence, add in the eggs (eggless: Flax Eggs) and milk (Vegan: almond milk) and beat until well combined
butter - plus more for pan (or coconut oil or canola oil for vegan)(1 cup)-1/ sugar(2 cups)flaxmeal egg replacer - or eggs(4)almond meal (badam powder)(1/2 cup)milk - (vegan-almond milk instead)(1/2 cup)vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)tablespoons caster sugar(2)vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)tablespoons sugar(2) - 7
Finally add in the flour mixture and beat until well combined
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared greased pan and bake until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour
kiwi - cut into wedges(4)pineapple - cut into small wedges (5 such are needed)(1 pieces) - 9
The baking time will vary from oven to oven, so take care too look at it after 30 minutes
baking powder(1 teaspoon) - 10
Allow the cake to cool completely
- 11
Bake the pound cake recipe in a round spring foam pan
- 12
First, prepare the sugar syrup
-1/ sugar(2 cups)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2) - 13
Combine all the ingredients for the syrup, stir well until the sugar dissolved
-1/ sugar(2 cups)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2) - 14
Keep this aside
- 15
Next, we will prepare the cream frosting
heavy whipping cream(500 ml) - 16
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the cream along with the sugar until it becomes light and fluffy and forms soft peaks
-1/ sugar(2 cups)heavy whipping cream(500 ml)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2) - 17
Once the cream forms soft peaks, add in the mascarpone cheese and whisk until just about combined
heavy whipping cream(500 ml)mascarpone cheese(250 grams) - 18
Keep this aside
- 19
Now we will begin to make the cake in layers
- 20
Slice the cake horizontally into half
kiwi - cut into wedges(4)pineapple - cut into small wedges (5 such are needed)(1 pieces) - 21
Carefully lift the top later and place it down
- 22
Drizzle the sugar juice syrup to both the cake halves
-1/ sugar(2 cups)lemon juice(1/4 cup)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2)fresh orange juice(1/4 cup) - 23
This makes the cake moist and juicy
- 24
Place the bottom layer on a cake platter or a serving plate
- 25
Using a cake spatula, apply the frosting mixture and spread evenly on the bottom half of the cake
- 26
Lay the chopped fruits like kiwi, pineapple, oranges generously on this layer of cream
heavy whipping cream(500 ml)fresh orange juice(1/4 cup)kiwi - cut into wedges(4)oranges - wedges(2)pineapple - cut into small wedges (5 such are needed)(1 pieces) - 27
Next place the second half the cake over the fruits and lightly press it down with your palms
- 28
Spread the remaining frosting smoothly with a palate knife or a back of a spoon all round the cake including the sides
- 29
Using the back of the spoon, give the cream frosting a little spike by pulling the spoon away from the frosting
heavy whipping cream(500 ml) - 30
This gives a neat and yet uneven look to the cake
- 31
Finally lay the remaining fruits on the top of the cake and just splash the almond slivers to the sides of the cake
almond meal (badam powder)(1/2 cup) - 32
The French Gâteaux Recipe (Layered Fruit and Cream Cake) is now ready
heavy whipping cream(500 ml) - 33
Refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours or over night or until the next day for your parties
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French Gâteaux Recipe (Layered Fruit and Cream Cake)
A eggetarian French recipe with butter - plus more for pan (or coconut oil or canola oil for vegan), -1/ sugar, flaxmeal egg replacer - or eggs. Ready in 2h 5m, serves 6.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
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Directions
33 steps- 1
To begin making the French Fruit Cake (Gateaux) recipe, we will first prepare the lemon pound cake according to the instructions
lemon juice(1/4 cup) - 2
Preheat the oven to 180 C
- 3
Butter and flour a 10" loaf, square, or a bundt pan
butter - plus more for pan (or coconut oil or canola oil for vegan)(1 cup) - 4
I like using a loaf pan as the cake slices nicely
- 5
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and keep aside
salt(1/2 teaspoon)baking powder(1 teaspoon) - 6
Using the large bowl or a KitchenAid Stand Mixer bowl, beat together the (butter) oil, sugar and vanilla essence, add in the eggs (eggless: Flax Eggs) and milk (Vegan: almond milk) and beat until well combined
butter - plus more for pan (or coconut oil or canola oil for vegan)(1 cup)-1/ sugar(2 cups)flaxmeal egg replacer - or eggs(4)almond meal (badam powder)(1/2 cup)milk - (vegan-almond milk instead)(1/2 cup)vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)tablespoons caster sugar(2)vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)tablespoons sugar(2) - 7
Finally add in the flour mixture and beat until well combined
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared greased pan and bake until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour
kiwi - cut into wedges(4)pineapple - cut into small wedges (5 such are needed)(1 pieces) - 9
The baking time will vary from oven to oven, so take care too look at it after 30 minutes
baking powder(1 teaspoon) - 10
Allow the cake to cool completely
- 11
Bake the pound cake recipe in a round spring foam pan
- 12
First, prepare the sugar syrup
-1/ sugar(2 cups)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2) - 13
Combine all the ingredients for the syrup, stir well until the sugar dissolved
-1/ sugar(2 cups)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2) - 14
Keep this aside
- 15
Next, we will prepare the cream frosting
heavy whipping cream(500 ml) - 16
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the cream along with the sugar until it becomes light and fluffy and forms soft peaks
-1/ sugar(2 cups)heavy whipping cream(500 ml)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2) - 17
Once the cream forms soft peaks, add in the mascarpone cheese and whisk until just about combined
heavy whipping cream(500 ml)mascarpone cheese(250 grams) - 18
Keep this aside
- 19
Now we will begin to make the cake in layers
- 20
Slice the cake horizontally into half
kiwi - cut into wedges(4)pineapple - cut into small wedges (5 such are needed)(1 pieces) - 21
Carefully lift the top later and place it down
- 22
Drizzle the sugar juice syrup to both the cake halves
-1/ sugar(2 cups)lemon juice(1/4 cup)tablespoons caster sugar(2)tablespoons sugar(2)fresh orange juice(1/4 cup) - 23
This makes the cake moist and juicy
- 24
Place the bottom layer on a cake platter or a serving plate
- 25
Using a cake spatula, apply the frosting mixture and spread evenly on the bottom half of the cake
- 26
Lay the chopped fruits like kiwi, pineapple, oranges generously on this layer of cream
heavy whipping cream(500 ml)fresh orange juice(1/4 cup)kiwi - cut into wedges(4)oranges - wedges(2)pineapple - cut into small wedges (5 such are needed)(1 pieces) - 27
Next place the second half the cake over the fruits and lightly press it down with your palms
- 28
Spread the remaining frosting smoothly with a palate knife or a back of a spoon all round the cake including the sides
- 29
Using the back of the spoon, give the cream frosting a little spike by pulling the spoon away from the frosting
heavy whipping cream(500 ml) - 30
This gives a neat and yet uneven look to the cake
- 31
Finally lay the remaining fruits on the top of the cake and just splash the almond slivers to the sides of the cake
almond meal (badam powder)(1/2 cup) - 32
The French Gâteaux Recipe (Layered Fruit and Cream Cake) is now ready
heavy whipping cream(500 ml) - 33
Refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours or over night or until the next day for your parties
Rate this recipe
