Black Sesame Cake

Ingredients:


110g Butter

150g Brown sugar

2  Large Eggs (AA size)

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

200g Sesame Paste


Dry ingredient sift and mix, then divided into 2 portions :

200g Self Raising Flour

1/4 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt


120ml Buttermilk

(120ml milk mix with 1/2 tbsp lemon juice. Stir and stand for 10 minutes before using)


Cream Cheese Frosting (for 2 recipes) :

228g Cream Cheese, room temperature

56g  Butter, room temperature

2 tbsp Maple Syrup / Golden Syrup

100g Icing Sugar


Cream cream cheese and butter in the bowl of your food processor (or use a hand mixer) and pulse until smooth. Add the maple syrup and icing sugar to combine. (Do not over process or the frosting will be too thin.) Adjust syrup or sugar until you have the right consistency. Keep aside.


50g toasted and chopped walnut for garnishing


Method :

1) Preheat the oven at 177 degrees C. Place rack in center of oven. 

2) Prepare 2  8"(20 cm) cake pans. 

3) Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).  

4) Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

5) Add the sesame paste and vanilla extract and mixed until incorporated.

6) Add the 1st portion of flour mixture. Fold until incorporated.

7) Followed by buttermilk, mixed until incorporated. Then 2nd portion of flour mixture.

8) Divide the batter in half and pour the batter into the prepared pans.

9) Bake for approximately 25 -30 minutes. 

10) Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then invert and remove the cake from their pans. 

11) Cool completely before sandwich with cream cheese frosting.

Assemble :

Place one of the cake(top side down) on a serving plate. Frost with a layer of cream. Place the second cake(top side up) onto it. Frost sides of the cake. Garnish with walnuts. Refrigerate but bring to room temperature before serving.