Cream Cheese & Honey, Wild Strawberry Sponge
Cream Cheese & Honey, Wild Strawberry Sponge — a Dawn Foods recipe in 3 components (yield: 8" round tin). Uses Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg and Cream Cheese Frosting, 6 kg.
- mixing time (slow speed, first stage)
- 1 min
- mixing time (medium speed)
- 4 min
- mixing time (slow speed, after water 2)
- 1 min
- baking temperature (sponge)
- 175 °C
- baking time (sponge)
- 40-45 min
Ingredients
Sponge Bases
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Wild Strawberry Flavour | 10 g |
| Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg | 1000 g |
| Water (1) | 400 g |
| Vegetable Oil | 100 g |
| Water (2) | 170 g |
Honey & Cream Cheese Frosting
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Honey - Thick Set | 250 g |
| Cream Cheese Frosting, 6 kg | 1000 g |
Assembly
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Fresh Strawberries (filling) | |
| Toasted Flaked Almonds (decoration) | |
| Honey - Runny (optional, for drizzling) |
Method
- Sponge Bases
Add Golden Genoese, water (1), vegetable oil and Strawberry Flavour to a mixing bowl fitted with a beater.
- Sponge Bases
Mix for 1 minute on slow speed and then a further 4 minutes on medium speed.
- Sponge Bases
Stream in water (2) while mixing on slow speed - scrape down - mix for a further 1 minute on slow speed.
- Sponge Bases
Deposit at 600 g into prepared 8" pans.
- Sponge Bases
Bake at 175 °C for 40-45 minutes.
- Honey & Cream Cheese Frosting
Mix the 2 ingredients together until fully combined and smooth.
- Assembly
Wash and prepare the strawberries by topping and cutting in half.
- Assembly
Trim the tops of 2 of the baked and cooled sponges.
- Assembly
Place 1 trimmed sponge onto a cake board and spread with a thin layer of the honey & cream cheese frosting.
- Assembly
Cover with the topped and halved strawberries.
- Assembly
Spread another layer of the honey & cream cheese frosting onto the strawberries.
- Assembly
Top with the second trimmed sponge and repeat the above process.
- Assembly
Top this off with the un-trimmed sponge and coat this with a thick layer of the honey & cream cheese frosting.
- Assembly
Decorate with the toasted flaked almonds and fresh strawberries.
- Assembly
Optional - drizzle with runny honey.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.