Orange Frosted Panettone Cake

If you've been given a panettone over Christmas but you're not sure what to do with it, try this superfast, special stacked cake

• Cooking Time Prep 10 mins
  Cook 2 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 8

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  560

• Protein

  6g

• Carbs

  48g

• Fat

  39g

• Saturates

  22g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  34g

• Salt

  0.48g

Ingredients

• 500g boxed fruity panettone (or try a chocolate version)
• 500g tub mascarpone
• zest 1 orange
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• silver balls, to decorate (optional)
• For the syrup
• juice 2 oranges, zest of 1
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tbsp Grand Marnier

Directions

1. Make the syrup first. Gently heat all the ingredients together until the sugar dissolves, then boil for 1 min or until just thickened. Leave to cool.
2. Meanwhile, trim the rounded top off the panettone (this is cook's perks for later!), then cut the rest into 4 horizontal slices using a serrated knife. Beat the mascarpone, orange zest and caster sugar together.
3. Stack up the slices, drizzling a little of the orange syrup over each piece as you go, and using about 2 tbsp of the mascarpone to sandwich each layer together. Once you've finished stacking, cover with the rest of the mascarpone in swirls and whirls-a palette knife is the best tool for the job. Scatter with a few silver balls if you like, then serve straight away, or chill for up to 2 hrs, then scatter with the balls at the last minute.

Categories: All Christmas