Sweet Corn Cake with Spicy Chocolate Buttercream

Name: Sweet Corn Cake with Spicy Chocolate Buttercream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 22 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Canadian,
Ingredients: 3 cups (750 ml) cake flour; 1 1/2 tsps (7 ml) baking powder; 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda; 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt; 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) granulated sugar divided; 4 ears fresh sweet corn, husks and silk strands removed; 1/2 cup (125 ml) buttermilk; 1 1/2 sticks (170 g) unsalted butter melted; 1 tbsp (15 ml) pure vanilla extract; 6 large egg yolks; 3 large egg whites; 2 sticks (226 g) salted butter softened; 2 tsps (10 ml) chili pepper chipotle; 1 tsp (5 ml) pure vanilla extract; 1 package (16 ounces/450 grams) icing sugar sifted; 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tbsps (30 ml) milk

Slathered in a chipotle chocolate buttercream, this seemingly standard yellow layer cake is anything but ordinary. Tender cake layers flaunt a beautiful yellow hue and sweet corn cake flavour enhanced by the smokiness and subtle heat of the buttercream for an unexpected flav... Read More Read Less

20 min

PREP TIME

22 min

COOK TIME

INGREDIENTS

SERVINGS: 8