Ingredients
- Cake
3 cups flour
¼ cup rice flour (or cornstarch)
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
¾ cup cultured unsalted butter
1 ½ cups vanilla sugar
4 large eggs, separated
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp vanilla
1 ¼ cups buttermilk
3 tbsp nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt
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Vanilla-Raspberry Filling
1/3 cup granulated or super-fine sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ cup boiling water
¼ cup meringue powder
1 tbsp vanilla
4 cups sifted icing sugar
2 cups shortening, softened
2 tbsp raspberry puree or seedless raspberry jam
½ tsp lemon juice
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Very Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
1/3 cup vanilla sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ cup boiling water
1/3 cup meringue powder
1 tbsp vanilla
4 cups sifted icing sugar
1 cup cultured unsalted butter, softened
1 cup shortening, softened
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Ganache
8 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
¾ cup heavy cream
1 tbsp shortening
Description
I Think The Title Says It All! This Was What My Mom And I Came Up With For This Year's Birthday Bash... It's Vanilla To The Max, But The Cake Itself Is Not Super Sweet - We Left That For The Decadent Filling, Frosting And Ganache!

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