12 Layer Vanilla Sponge Cake

Name: 12 Layer Vanilla Sponge Cake
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 large eggs; 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cup cake flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided use; 1 tsp cream of tartar; 1 full recipe Whipped Ganache Filling, recipe added in attachment in recipe direction #11; 12 oz semi sweet chocolate, chopped. Chips can also be used; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/4 dash white sprinkles

fenway @Fenway

This is a beautiful cake and looks complicated but it is really very easy. It's a straight forward vanilla sponge cake portioned out in thin layers in 12 pans. I just used foil pans . The whipped chocolate filling and chocolate glaze are also quick and simple. Best of all this cake is so delicious and always a surprise when you make the first cut to reveal all the layers!

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Ingredients

45 mins

12 servings

CAKE
12large eggs
1/2 cupbuttermilk, at room temperature
2 tspvanilla extract
2 1/2 cupcake flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspsalt
2 1/4 cupgranulated sugar, divided use
1 tspcream of tartar
WHIPPED GANACHE FFILLING
1full recipe Whipped Ganache Filling, recipe added in attachment in recipe direction #11
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
12 ozsemi sweet chocolate, chopped. Chips can also be used
1 cupheavy whipping cream
GARNISH
1/4 dashwhite sprinkles

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Steps

45 mins

1

MAKE CAKE LAYERS
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Preheat oven to 350. Spray 12 - 9 inch cake pans well with bakers spray. I used foil pans as I don't have 12 cake pans
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Seperate eggs. Put yolks in 1 large bowl and whites in another large bowl. Let stand, covered to come to room temperature, at least 30 minutes
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Whisk flour, baking soda and salt in bowl, set aside
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Beat egg yolks with buttermilk, 2 cups of the sugar and vanilla until light and increased in volume, 5 to 8 minutes. Beat in reserved flour mixture just until well blended
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With clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tarter until foamy and increased in volume
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Gradually add remaing 1/4 cup sugar until glossy firm peaks form
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Add 1/4 of egg white mixture to yolk mixture and fold in. Add remaining whites to yolks in 3 more additions, folding each addition in being careful not to deflate but thoroughly blending in
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Evenly divide batter in the 12 prepared pans. I used a one cup measure to scoop and pour into each pan, tapping pans to level batter
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Bake 4 cakes at a time in preheated oven until light golden, and cake feels dry not sticky. A toothpick will be mostly clean. About 7 to 9 minutes. Cool pans on racks 5 minutes then run a small sharp knife around edges to prevent any sticking
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MAKE FILLING. Whip cold Chocolate Ganache, recipe attached below
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/352391-whipped-chocolate-ganache-frosting-filling

Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting / Filling
12

On a serving plate starting with one cake frost each layer with a thin layer of chocolate ganache, sandwichng each layer. Keep top layer un frosted, and chill cake 2 hours to firm up before glazing.
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MAKE CHOCOLATE GLAZE
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Place semi sweet chocolate on large bowl. Heat cream to a simmer, either stove top or in microwave. Pour over chocolate, let sit undisturbed 1 minute to melt chocolte. Whisk until smooth. Let glaze sit at room temperature until it thickens some but is still able to pour
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Glaze cake by spooning glaze over top of cake and letting it slide down sides
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Garnish with sprinkles while glaze is wet to allow to stick. Chill cake to set before cutting.

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Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting / Filling

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fenway @Fenway

on June 10, 2015 17:48

“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.