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Emeril's Wedding Cake (Emeril Lagasse) Recipe

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Emeril's Wedding Cake (Emeril Lagasse)
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Ingredients
27
Count
Nutrition
24413
Calories
Total time
105
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 (12 by 2-inch) round layers sponge cake, recipe follows
  • 2 (9 by 2-inch) round layers sponge cake, recipe follows
  • 2 (6 by 2-inch) round layers sponge cake, recipe follows
  • 12 inch cardboard cake round
  • 9 -inch cardboard cake round
  • 6 -inch cardboard cake round
  • 2 1/2 -inch thick long wooden dowels
  • small saw
  • buttercream , recipe follows
  • marzipan flowers
  • colored buttercream in pastry bags with assorted tips
  • this recipe will need to be made twice, each time you will bake 1 (12 by 2-inch) layer, 1 (9 by 2-inch) layer and 1 (6 by 2-inch layer. do not double this recipe -- make it twice, separately.
  • 15 oz flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 12 large eggs, separated
  • 15 oz sugar
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 lb butter, softened to room temperature and cut into pieces
  • 4 tbsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. SPONGE CAKE FOR WEDDING CAKE:
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line the bottom of 1 of each size of the pans with parchment paper. Sift the flour with the salt. In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment, beat the egg yolks with 8 ounces of sugar until light and fluffy and tripled in volume. Beat the egg whites with the remaining 7 ounces of the sugar until soft peaks form. Fold the egg yolks gently into the egg whites. Gently fold in the sifted flour. Gently fold in the melted butter and the vanilla. Pour the batter into each of the 3 pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until center is set. Remove from the oven and run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen it and cool on wire racks. Repeat this procedure to make 1 more layer of each size.
  3. BUTTERCREAM:
  4. In a saucepan, combine sugar and water. Heat to a temperature of 248 degrees F on a candy thermometer. In an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the egg whites with the salt until they hold stiff peaks. With the mixer running, drizzle the hot syrup into the whites being careful not to hit the whip with the hot syrup. Beat mixture at medium speed until cooled to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the mixer down to low and add the softened butter, piece by piece. **It is very important that the butter and the meringue are the same temperature. If the buttercream begins to break, Slowly heat it up to about 95 degrees F. over a double boiler, while whisking. Return to the mixer and beat until it comes back together. Continue adding butter*** Mix in the vanilla.
  5. To assemble: Cut each of the cooled cakes in half horizontally. Stack each of 4 layers of each size, icing in between each layer on a corresponding size cake circle. Make 3 separate 4-layer cakes. Ice each of the cakes separately. Place the 12 by 2-inch cake on a large platter. Cut 3 lengths of the wooden dowel that are as long as the 12-inch cake is high. Insert the dowels in a triangle pattern in the center of the 12-inch cake. Cut 3 more dowels that are as long as the 9-inch cake is high. Carefully place the 9-inch cake on top of the 12-inch cake in the center, on top of the dowels. Insert the dowels into the center of the 9-inch layer in a triangle pattern. Carefully place the 6-inch layer on top of the 9-inch layer. Decorate with fruit, flowers and marzipan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 24413.07 Kcal (102213 kJ)
Calories from fat 19220.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2135.67g 3286%
Cholesterol 7594.75mg 2532%
Sodium 12681.67mg 528%
Potassium 2923.04mg 62%
Total Carbs 1192.29g 397%
Sugars 900.28g 3601%
Dietary Fiber 29.77g 119%
Protein 195.04g 390%
Vitamin A 24.9mg 831%
Iron 29mg 161%
Calcium 1826.9mg 183%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 448.77 Kcal (1879 kJ)
Calories from fat 353.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.26g 3286%
Cholesterol 139.61mg 2532%
Sodium 233.12mg 528%
Potassium 53.73mg 62%
Total Carbs 21.92g 397%
Sugars 16.55g 3601%
Dietary Fiber 0.55g 119%
Protein 3.59g 390%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 831%
Iron 0.5mg 161%
Calcium 33.6mg 183%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 665.4
    Points
  • 694
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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