Napoleon Cake

14 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 5-3/4 lb. self-rising flour
  • 1-3/4 lb. butter, room temperature
  • 14 oz. white sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp. water
  • Raspberry jam
  • 1-1/3 lb. butter (room temperature)
  • 1-1/3 lb. white sugar
  • 2-1/4 lb. self-rising flour
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • Strawberry frosting
  • Shredded coconut

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar.
  2. 2
    Blend egg yolk with water; mix with butter and sugar mixture.
  3. 3
    Blend in flour.
  4. 4
    Roll out very thin.
  5. 5
    Line a grease lamington tin with half of the pastry.
  6. 6
    Prick well and spread with a good layer of raspberry jam.
  7. 7
    Cake: Cream butter and sugar.
  8. 8
    Beat in eggs.
  9. 9
    Fold in flour, then milk and vanilla.
  10. 10
    Pour this mixture into the pasty case, making a slight hollow in the center.
  11. 11
    Roll out the remaining half of the pastry; spread with raspberry jam.
  12. 12
    Place on top of cake with jam side face down.
  13. 13
    Bake in moderate oven 180 degrees C/350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes, or until pastry is browned and sponge cake is done.
  14. 14
    Turn onto a wire rack to cool.
  15. 15
    When cold frost with strawberry flavoured pink frosting, then sprinkle with shredded coconut.

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