Recipe

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • Zest of 2 satsumas
  • Halved segments from 2 satsumas

Cream chees icing:

  • 250g cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4–5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Zest of 2 satsumas

Decorating:

  • 4–6 satsumas, segmented
  • Satsuma leaves

Directions

Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 180°C. Line round cake pans with baking paper. Spray the bottom and sides of the pans with nonstick cooking oil spray.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together vanilla, milk, and zest. On low speed, alternate adding the flour and liquid mixtures to the creamed butter, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape the bowl with a spatula and mix a final time to combine. Mix in the halved satsuma segments until combined.
  • Divide the batter between the two pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on the pan size used, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the centre of each comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool in the pans for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks before decorating with frosting and fruit.

Cream cheese icing

  • Beat the cream cheese and butter together on high speed until completely smooth and lightly whipped, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the confectioners’ sugar one cup at a time. Depending on how thin/thick it is, you may need to add a close to 5 cups. Beat on medium speed until thick and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the milk, flavouring extracts, salt, and zest. Beat on high speed for an additional 2 minutes.
  • When ready to decorate, spread a thick layer of frosting on one layer. Arrange a layer of satsuma segments on top. Gently cover with a thin layer of frosting. Place the other layer of cake on top. Decorate the top and sides as desired with frosting, and garnish with additional fruit segments and satsuma leaves.