How To Make The Letter J Cake

These letter cakes or alphabet cakes are in trend these days. And they are perfect to celebrate no affair what the age. This letter Z is fabricated with a succulent vanilla cake, layers of caramel whipped cream, and seasonal fruits.

The letter Z cake on a wooden board. — Sculpted cake - Letter Z with Caramel Whipped Foam

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Why make this cake?
Ingredients and substitues
Letter of the alphabet cake step by step instructions
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This alphabet block is made with the letter Z for Ziv, my husband, who celebrated his birthday recently. It was such a refreshing dessert compared to all the layer cakes we unremarkably make. In particular, the caramel whipped cream is finger-licking good!

Why make this cake?

It looks so impressive but honeslty, very easy to make.
You lot don't demand any special pan, all y'all need is the printed image of the letter, number, or shape in the desired size.
The image does not take to exist a special impress out. Just use your domicile printer and cutting around the edges. As well, if you want, you can use clean tape to prevent the template getting stained with oil.
Today, I am frosting information technology with caramel flavored whipped cream but near whatever frosting you like would piece of work with this recipe.
And the timeline and process for this cake is likewise very simple:
- Prepare block batter - 10 mins
- Broil cake - 20 mins
- Caramel - 10 mins + cooling - four hrs
- Caramel whipped cream - 10 mins
- Carve and frost the cake - 30 mins

Frosted letter Z cake on a cake board. — Sculpted cake - Letter of the alphabet Z with Caramel Whipped Foam

Ingredients and substitues

Flour - I highly recommend all-purpose flour for this block. The butter adds stability while the oil keeps it moist, yet, lite and airy.
Sugar - I am using brown sugar because it adds a squeamish caramel flavor to the cake. This compliments the caramel whipped cream. Merely, yous can ceratinly use white sugar too.
Fat - I am using a combination of butter for that rich flavour and oil as it keeps the cake moist. While you can use all butter, I practice not recommend all oil every bit it tin can cause the fruit to sink.
Sour foam - Gives a nice soft nibble and texture to the block. Y'all can likewise make bootleg sour cream. Of course, Greek yogurt is often a great substitute to sour cream too.
Vanilla - You can use vanilla extract, bean paste, and vanilla saccharide.

Ingredients for alphabet cake recipe. — Sculpted block - Letter Z with Caramel Whipped Cream

Letter cake step by footstep instructions

Block batter

Preheat the oven at 325°F / 165°C / Gas mark 3.
Grease and line three 9 ten xi- inch sail pans with parchment paper. You can also make just two thicker block layers.
Pro tip - If the layers are too thick, they will be heavy on the whipped cream frosting. So, ensure they are no more i-inch thick.

Progress pictures collage making cake batter. — Sculpted cake - Letter Z with Caramel Whipped Cream

Dry out ingredients- In a bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking pulverisation, baking soda, and common salt. Set aside.
In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, oil, and sugar until low-cal and fluffy.
Pro tip - The oil will create emulsification with the batter so information technology looks more whipped rather than fluffy.
So, add the eggs, ane at a time, to the batter making sure to combine each well into the batter.
Pro tip - Ensure each egg is well incorporated before you add the next one to forbid the batter from curdling.

Adjacent, add the flour mixture and sour cream in three batches. Combine well but do not overmix.
Pro tip- Nosotros practise not want to activate the gluten in the flour. So, combine only do not overmix.
Pour the batter into the prepared blistering pans, spread with an starting time spatula towards the edges. Tap on the counter a few times to remove air pockets.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. When baked, cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to the cooling rack.

Caramel

In a heavy-bottom deep saucepan, add the sugar, h2o, and corn syrup.
Pro tip -Corn syrup prevent crystallization. And you can also use 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
With the heat on medium, bring the sugar to a boil. Then, milk shake the pan slowly guiding the distribution of heat. DO NOT STIR.
Pro tip - We avoid stirring to forbid the crystallization of sugar.
The sugar should now exist a deep bister color. Now, add the bounding main salt followed past the butter, heavy foam, and vanilla extract.
Pro tip - The caramel will rise at this signal, that'south normal. Hence, the deep bucket.

Have it off the oestrus and cool to room temperature. And so, add the remaining whipping cream. Pour into another bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and arctic in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Pro tip - It is important that the caramel whipping cream is well chilled. Otherwise, it will not whip to strong peaks.
Once cold, transfer to the stand up mixer with a whisk attachment and whip to strong peaks. Transfer to a pipage bag with a round piping tip.

Progress pictures collage carving the letter Z in cake. — Sculpted block - Letter Z with Caramel Whipped Foam

Whipping cream

In a stand up mixer with the whisk zipper, whip the whipping cream to potent peaks. Alternatively, you can use the caramel whipping foam for the meridian layer too. Transfer to a piping pocketbook with a star piping tip.

Assemble

Prepare simple syrup - cool completely before using.
Pro tip - Unproblematic syrup is only sugar water that has been boiled and cooled. Nosotros use it to keep cake layers moist.
Using a bread pocketknife or cake leveler cutting the domes off the block layers.
Peel the parchment paper from the cake. Using the alphabet template cut the cake into the desired shape as shown in the video. Do this will all iii sheet cakes.
Pro tip- Ensure you remove the baking paper from the cake before you carve the desired alphabet. Otherwise, it tin can pause the alphabet later when trying to skin the cake.

Progress pictures collage frosting the letter Z cake. — Sculpted block - Letter Z with Caramel Whipped Foam

Identify the first layer on the cake lath or cake stand up. Castor each layer with the cooled simple syrup.
Pipe the caramel whipped cream all over the alphabet, equally shown in the video. And then, place the second layer on acme, brush with uncomplicated syrup, and pipage more caramel whipped cream.

Progress pictures collage frosting the alphabet Z in cake. — Sculpted cake - Alphabetic character Z with Caramel Whipped Cream

Finally, top with the tertiary layer, and this fourth dimension, pipe the whipped cream all over. Alternatively, you can continue to piping with more caramel whipped foam.
Summit the alphabet cake with fresh fruits or other decorations. I used strawberries and blueberries along with a few colored heart candies.
Enjoy!

The letter Z cake on a cake board — Sculpted block - Letter Z with Caramel Whipped Cream

Frequently asked questions

How long will this block continue?

This cake will keep in the refrigerator for iii to 4 days. The block must exist kept in the fridge because it contains whipped cream.

What is a letter cake made of?

A letter cake can be made using a cake base equally nosotros have done today or a cookie base of operations using a cookie dough to cut the alphabet or numbers. Layered with frosting and decorations of your selection.

What cake recipe is best for letter of the alphabet block?

When information technology comes to sculpted cakes it is best to use butter-based cake. This cake is wonderful considering information technology has butter for stability and oil for moisture.

What other decorations tin I employ for the letter block?

The options for decorations are plenty from elementary chocolate, biscuits, candy to macarons and marshmallows as well as fresh fruits.

Practise I need a cake pan to brand a letter cake?

You lot can buy plenty of novelty cake pans from the market. The problem of course is that not all of them take multiple uses for them. I personally prefer this method of using a template to cut the letter or number block then I am not stuck with a shaped block pan in one case the projection is washed.

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Clarification

These letter cakes or alphabet cakes are in trend these days. And they are perfect to celebrate no affair what the age. This alphabetic character Z is fabricated with a delicious vanilla cake, layers of caramel whipped cream, and seasonal fruits.

Caramel whipped foam

▢ 1½ cup (300 chiliad) Sugar
▢ ½ loving cup (113 g) Butter (unsalted, room temperature)
▢ ii loving cup (470 ml) Whipping cream ((38% fat))
▢ ane teaspoon Sea table salt
▢ ¼ cup Water

Whipped cream

▢ 1 cup (240 ml) Whipping cream (for the summit layer (38% fat) )

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Cake concoction

Preheat the oven at 325°F / 165°C / Gas marker 3.
Grease and line three 9 ten eleven- inch canvass pans with parchment paper. You lot can also make just two thicker cake layers

Pro tip - If the layers are too thick they will be heavy on the whipped cream frosting. So, ensure they are no more than ane-inch thick.
Dry out ingredients - In a bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, blistering pulverization, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a basin of a stand up mixer with the paddle attachment, foam the butter, oil, and carbohydrate until light and fluffy.

Pro tip - The oil will create emulsification with the batter and so it looks more than whipped rather than fluffy.
Then, add together the eggs, one at a time, to the concoction making certain to combine each well into the batter.

Pro tip - Ensure each egg is well incorporated before yous add the side by side 1 to forbid the batter from curdling.
Next, add together the flour mixture and sour cream in iii batches. Combine well but do non overmix.

Pro tip - We do non want to activate the gluten in the flour. So, combine but practise not overmix.
Cascade the batter into the prepared baking pans, spread with an first spatula towards the edges. Tap on the counter a few times to remove air pockets.
Bake for 25 to xxx minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. When baked, cool in the pan for ten minutes then transfer to the cooling rack.

Caramel

In a heavy-bottom deep saucepan, add together the sugar, water, and corn syrup.

Pro tip - Corn syrup prevents crystallization; you can too use 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
With the heat on medium, bring the sugar to a eddy. Shake the pan slowly guiding the distribution of heat. Practice NOT STIR.

Pro tip - We avoid stirring to forbid the crystallization of sugar.
The sugar should at present be a deep amber colour. Now, add together the bounding main common salt followed past butter, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.

Pro tip - The caramel will rise at this point, that's normal. Hence, the deep saucepan.
Accept it off the heat and cool to room temperature. So, add together the remaining whipping cream. Pour into another basin, encompass with plastic wrap, and arctic in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Pro tip - Information technology is important that the caramel whipping cream is well chilled. Otherwise, it volition not whip to stiff peaks.
In one case cold, transfer to the stand mixer with a whisk attachment and whip to strong peaks. Transfer to a piping pocketbook with a round piping tip.

Whipping cream

In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the whipping cream to stiff peaks. Alternatively, yous can use the caramel whipping cream for the summit layer too. Transfer to a pipe bag with a star piping tip.

Get together

Set up simple syrup - cool completely before using.

Pro tip- Simple syrup is just sugar h2o that has been boiled and cooled. We utilize it to keep cake layers moist.
Using a staff of life knife or cake leveler cut the domes off the cake layers.
Peel the parchment paper from the cake. Using the alphabet template cut the cake into the desired shape every bit shown in the video. Do this will all three sheet cakes.

Pro tip - Ensure yous remove the baking newspaper from the cake before yous carve the desired alphabet. Otherwise, it can break the alphabet later when trying to pare the cake.
Identify the first layer on the block board or cake stand. Brush each layer with the cooled simple syrup
Piping the caramel whipped foam all over the alphabet as shown in the video. Then, place the second layer on acme, brush with simple syrup, and pipe more than caramel whipped foam.
Finally, top with the third layer, and this time, pipe the whipped cream all over. Alternatively, yous tin can continue to pipe with more caramel whipped cream.
Top the alphabet cake with fresh fruits or other decorations. I used strawberries and blueberries along with a few colored eye candies.
Enjoy!

Use room temperature ingredients for the cake and practice non skip on creaming the butter and saccharide.
E'er add eggs ane at a time to prevent the concoction from curdling.
Will this batter you can brand 2 thick layers or 3 thinner layers of cake.
Thinner layers are best when using a light whipped frosting such every bit this caramel frosting. A buttercream frosting volition hold thicker layers of cake better.
The cake can be prepared a few days in accelerate.
The unfrosted block wrapped well in plastic will keep in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. Information technology tin fifty-fifty exist frosted for up to a calendar month.
Print the image you want from the reckoner and cutting around the outline to become the correct shape.
Make sure the printed image is the same size as the block.
Once carved the block volition accept exposed sides that can dry out hands when exposed to air or the fridge.
The butter in the caramel will help stabilize the whipped cream as it cool in the refrigerator. If you want y'all can also stabilize the whipped cream with gelatin.

Calories: 730- kcal Carbohydrates: 105- m Poly peptide: 7- thousand Fatty: 33- g Saturated Fat: 16- chiliad Polyunsaturated Fat: ii- g Monounsaturated Fatty: 12- g Trans Fat: ane- g Cholesterol: 115- mg Sodium: 518- mg Potassium: 216- mg Cobweb: one- g Saccharide: lxx- yard Vitamin A: 793- IU Vitamin C: 5- mg Calcium: 94- mg Fe: 3- mg

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How To Make The Letter J Cake

Why make this cake?

Ingredients and substitues