This is one of the most beautiful cakes I've ever made! Taylor Swift-inspired cakes are a hit now, so this recipe is my take on it. I love pastels, and happy spring colors, so I used blue, pink, and yellow, just like on the cover of Lover album. The cake is super moist, rich, and delicate, with a touch of tartness due to cherries in the middle. I made white chocolate buttercream frosting to coat this Lover Cake. Let's make it together!
Mix together whole eggs, granulated, and vanilla sugar for about 5 minutes until pale and double in size.
Pour in Greek yogurt and oil and mix again to combine.
Add baking powder and flour in 4 portions. Mix on low speed. It should be smooth and thick.
Bake the Cake
Cover a cake tin with parchment paper (and the sides, as well). Pour in the batter and smack it on the countertop a few times to level it.
Bake at 360 °F (180 °C) or 320 °F (160 °C) in an oven with a fan for about 40 minutes.
Check the doneness with a toothpick and leave to cool in a tin for about 15 minutes. Remove from the tin. Wait for it to cool completely before assembling.
Whip White Chocolate Frosting
Whip room-temperature butter on medium speed for about a minute.
Set the mixer on low and start adding powdered sugar while mixing, tablespoon by tablespoon until it’s all gone.
Turn the speed up (to medium), add melted white chocolate, and mix until silky. At the end, add vanilla extract, heavy cream, and salt. Combine.
Assemble the Cake
First, even the cake on top with a bread knife. Cut the sponge in half. Centre it on the stand/plate and coat the first layer with buttercream (use about 3 tablespoons of frosting).
Using a piping bag, border the edges of a cake, to create something like a little pool. Fill it with sour cherries.
Place the other half on the top. Coat the whole cake with frosting thinly. Let it rest to stiffen.
Decorate the Cake
Divide the rest of the white chocolate buttercream frosting into three glasses. Add different colors in each and combine well.
Coat the cake with blue frosting very thinly and smear pink and yellow all over. Use about a teaspoon of pink and yellow frosting to smooth out at the moment.
Make the Topper
Write anything you want on parchment paper and drizzle melted white chocolate over it. Dust with glitter or dehydrated berries powder. Toss into the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully peel the baking paper and center the topper.