Raffaello Cake Recipe (Eggless Raffaello Cake Recipe)

For Eggless Sponge Cake

• 1 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk (300 grams)
• ½ cup Granulated Sugar (100 grams)
• ½ cup Melted Butter (110 gram)
• ½ cup Milk (125 ml)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• ½ tsp Coconut Extract (optional)
• ¼ tsp Almond Extract (optional)
• 2 cups All Purpose Flour (Plain flour) (240 grams)
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Baking Soda

For Frosting (Cream)

• 1 cup White Chocolate (chopped)
• ½ cup Sweetened Condensed milk
• ½ tsp Coconut Extract
• 2 cups Whipping Cream (Non dairy whipping cream)
• 1 cup Shredded Sweetened Coconut flakes (uses when layering cakes)

For Soaking Milk

• ¼ cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• ¼ cup Cream or Milk
• ¼ tsp Vanilla Extract or Coconut Extract

For Decorations (Filling & Topping)

• 1 cup Shredded Sweetened Coconut flakes
• 10 no Rafaello Chocolates
• ½ cup White Chocolate Curls
• ½ cup Roasted Almonds (chopped finely)

1. 1

   Pre preparation - Preheat oven to 180 degree C (360 degree c). Line two round cake pan with parchment paper and grease it lightly with oil. Set aside.

2. 2

   Dry Ingredients for Cake Batter - Take plain flour, baking powder and baking soda in a sifter and sieve it. Set aside.

3. 3

   Wet Ingredients for Cake Batter - Take sweetened condensed milk, sugar, milk, melted butter, vanilla extract, coconut extract, almond extract in a bowl and whisk well.

4. 4

   Make Cake Batter - Add the dry ingredients into the wet and fold gently using a spatula. if the batter is too thick, add some milk to loosen the batter.

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   Baking Cakes - Divide the cake batter between the baking pans and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is baked or not. If the tooth pick comes out clean then the cakes are baked. Remove the cakes from oven and let it cool completely.

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   Make Cream Frosting - Meanwhile make frosting, take white chocolate and condensed milk in a sauce pan and melt it down gently. Set aside so the chocolate cools completely.

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   Meanwhile whip some cream till stiff peaks. Take a ladleful of the whipped cream and add it into the chocolate and fold gently to loosen the chocolate. Now add the loosened chocolate to the bowl of whipped cream and beat this again till thick and stiff. Place this in fridge until needed.

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   Soaking Milk for cake - mix sweetened condensed milk, milk or cream in a bowl and mix well. This is your soaking milk.

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   Layering Cakes - Now take the two cakes and slit it in half in the middle. So you have 4 layer of cakes. Take a cake slice and place it in a plate. Cover the sides with parchment paper. Now drizzle some soaking milk on top of each cake layer to moisten the cake.

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    Now spread some frosting, top with some coconut and spread in an even layer. Place another cake on top, soak with milk, spread cream and coconut and spread. Repeat this till the last layer.

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    Crumb coating & Frosting - Now cover the whole cake with some frosting to seal the crumbs. Place the cake in fridge for 1 hour. Remove the cake from fridge. Frost again the whole cake with the rest of the frosting as per your liking.

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    Decoration - Now place roasted chopped almonds around the sides of the cake. Top with coconut and white chocolate curls. Now place Rafaello chocolate on the top of cake. Place the cake in fridge and let it set for 6 to 10 hours. or overnight. Slice and serve.