Today is #StarWarsDay, a day to celebrate the inspiring legacy of Star Wars movies. On this day we remember Carrie Fisher, who is popular for her role as Princess Leia Organa. Here’s my tribute to her in the form of this delicious chocolate cake. May the Force be with you all, always! #Maythe4thbewithyou
THE PRINCESS CAKE
Ingredients
2 cups refined flour + for dusting
½ tsp salt
1⅓ cups castor sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1½ tsps yeast, activated
½ cup milk
1½ tbsps butter + for brushing
2 tsps cinnamon powder
½ kg chocolate cake sponge
Egg wash as required
Melted dark chocolate as required
1½ cups coloured buttercream
Black coloured royal icing as required
Red coloured royal icing as required
Method
1. In a bowl, add refined flour, salt, 1 cup castor sugar and mix well. Make a well in the centre, break in eggs and egg yolk. Add activated yeast. Add milk and mix well. Knead to soft dough.
2. Add butter and knead till well combined. Set aside.
3. Add remaining castor sugar in another bowl. Add cinnamon powder and mix well.
4. Dust the worktop with flour, roll the dough into a sheet. Brush butter on it and evenly sprinkle the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
5. Roll the sheet from one end to the other, apply a little water on the edge to seal. Cut into ½ inch pieces and lightly press it.
6. Place them on a greased baking tray and set aside to prove for 10-15 minutes.
7. Preheat the oven at 180˚C.
8. Brush egg wash on top of the cinnamon rolls and bake for 20-25 minutes. Take them out of the oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
9. Dip 2 cinnamon roll in melted chocolate from one side and keep aside to set.
10. Trim the top of cake sponge, apply butter cream on top and the sides. Even out the top and the sides using a palette knife. Refrigerate till set.
11. For the assembly of the cake, take black royal icing in a piping bag. Pipe two curved lines staring from the centre down to each side to create middle partition.
12. Start piping in the same direction to fill in the curved gap to create more hair.
13. Place the chocolate coated cinnamon rolls on each side of the cake to create braids on both sides. Pipe out more chocolate to cover the edges.
14. Pipe out two dots using black royal icing to create eyes. Using the red piping, pipe out the lips. Serve as required.
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