Rye Bread Layer Cake
Cocoa powder and double cream come together in this vegetarian — 60 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and large pot. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (2)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and line two 20 cm round tins with baking paper, then lightly grease the paper with butter.
- Beat the eggs and granulated sugar with an electric mixer for 5 to 6 minutes until very pale, thick and tripled in volume.
- Sift together the potato flour, cocoa powder and baking powder, then fold them gently into the egg mixture with a spatula, keeping as much air as possible.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two tins and bake for 20 to 22 minutes until the sponges spring back when lightly pressed and a skewer comes out clean.
- Turn the cakes out onto a wire rack, peel off the paper and leave them to cool completely before assembling.
- Whip the cold double cream with the icing sugar until it holds soft peaks, taking care not to over-whip.
- Place one sponge on a serving plate, spread over half the whipped cream, top with the second sponge and finish with the remaining cream, then dust with a little extra cocoa before serving.
You'll use: Oven · Large pot · Mixer
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Double Cream
- heavy cream · whipping cream
Tips & common questions
How long does Rye Bread Layer Cake take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Rye Bread Layer Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Rye Bread Layer Cake is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Layered cake with rye bread 3.jpg by Nillerdk (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.