What if you mixed a classic candy and a classic dessert for a cake like no other? Follow this cotton candy cake recipe to prepare a fun and original dessert. This recipe features delicious frostings with cotton candy-like colors and a sweet and pink ganache for a drip cake effect. Don’t forget to garnish with cotton candy for extra sweetness!
In a mixer, combine eggs and sugar and mix until the mixture doubles in volume. Add lime zest and vanilla essence. Mix thoroughly.
Sift flour into previous mixture. Mix in a folding motion. Pour cake batter into two greased and floured pans. Bake for 25 minutes and let cool. Set aside.
For the frosting: In a bowl, combine whipping cream and icing sugar and mix until perfectly incorporated. Divide frosting into 4 bowls. Add one drop of pink food coloring to the first bowl, one drop of blue food coloring to the second bowl, one drop of purple food coloring to the third bowl, and one drop of orange food coloring to the fourth bowl. Refrigerate and set aside.
Cut sponge cakes in half horizontally. Spread orange frosting on top of the first layer of sponge place. Place a second layer of sponge cake and repeat with blue frosting. Place a third layer of sponge cake and repeat with pink frosting. Place a fourth layer of sponge cake and repeat with purple frosting.
Cover the cake with frosting. Using a scraper, level out frosting and blend colors.
For the ganache: In a bowl, heat whipping cream and add white chocolate. Add a few drops of pink food coloring and mix thoroughly.
Pour ganache over cotton candy cake edges to create a drip cake effect. Garnish with cotton candy for the final touch.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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