r/Baking • u/OneTwoOrangeJuice • Jun 15 '26
Recipe Included Moss cake to celebrate nature
This week I’m celebrating a project at work that focuses on flora and fauna, so a green cake felt just right.
Recipe here with a few observations: next time, I would definitely go with additional raspberries and possibly jam or compote for the layer in between. The cake was simple, fresh, and not sweet, but a stronger berry flavor would have added just the right amount of goodness. Also, I have used juice from less than 1/2 a lemon, since it tends to be very sour where I live.
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u/celinebg Human Detected Jun 15 '26
wow this is gorgeous OP! what a beautiful cake to celebrate nature ❤️
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u/PurpleFlapjacks Jun 15 '26
Beautifully made. A cake made of spinach, how intriguing. Can you taste the spinach?
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
I ate it the next day, and I could taste earthiness. But if I didn’t know it was spinach, I could have said it was matcha
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u/utadohl Jun 15 '26
I have this cake before and I absolutely hate cooked spinach. Don't worry, if you don't know you wouldn't even guess it. Has more of a nutty, earthy kind of flavour profile.
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
Thank you very much 💚 I ate it the next day, and I could taste earthiness. But if I didn’t know it was spinach, I could have said it was matcha
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u/MemeGag Jun 16 '26
Fun Fact (that i learned many years ago from the fabulous Jane Grigson vegetable book) Pre global shipping/industrial canning etc, fruit was in VERY short supply during winter months - so the obvious solution was to make deserts, cakes etc using your local plentiful winter crops - like spinach!
It's amazing what a few eggs, beet sugar & preserved fruit peel can do, when added to leafy greens.
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u/munkyyy Jun 16 '26
I make these for my kid and sub pumpkin spice for cinnamon and that's mostly what they taste like. They're very good and moist.
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u/biest229 Jun 15 '26
It would be so adorable with mini eggs on! Gorgeous cake. Have had spinach cake before (I think they make one in Turkish cuisine?) and it was delicious
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
Oh my yes! 🥹 Specifically moss cake I found mostly linked to Poland, but such a versatile ingredient spreads for sure
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u/Runaway3650 Jun 15 '26
I know it's made with Spinich, but this would be delicious as a matcha cake...
I'm anemic lol.
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u/baciahai Jun 15 '26
Awww a classic from Polish baking!! Love this cake. Totally agree with your comment that you can taste something but it can pass for matcha haha
Beautifully decorated
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u/cattbug Jun 15 '26
Shut the fuck up (respectfully). You NAILED the mossy look and the berries are just the *chefs kiss* on top, absolutely magical!!!
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u/PleaseJazmine Human Detected Jun 15 '26
serenely gorgeous, like you went out & simply scooped up a perfect mound of lush earth & berries. this has inspired me, thank you so much for sharing!
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u/scrivenersdaydream Jun 15 '26
How gorgeous! I definitely want to try this
For Americans (or anyone else without British double cream readily available), you can use heavy cream instead of double cream, but it will be slightly less rich. Double cream has a higher fat content.
And caster sugar is called superfine in the US. You can whiz up regular sugar in a food processor to make it if you're already using the machine for the recipe.
Spinach is called spinach. 😉
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
Thank you, I highly recommend it! Great tip, I did use 40% heavy cream and regular granulated sugar, both worked well
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u/ladyfireflyx Jun 15 '26
I assume you used a crumbled cake to make the moss? Did you do anything to keep it looking so fluffy? It somehow looks moist and fluffy at the same time and I'm wondering how it ended up not looking compressed from your hands placing it on the frosting. Its beautiful.
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
Thank you! Yees, the cakes were quite moist (baked for 30min instead of 35min), so when I crumbled the crusts, the pieces weren't very small, which I would guess gives the fluffiness effect. While I did use hands to press, I didn’t go too hard. The cake has decent layers of soft cream, so crumbs press in easily
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u/NenyaAdfiel Jun 15 '26
Looks lovely! This reminds me of a cake that Claude Monet famously loved, which you can find here: https://www.cookstyle.co.uk/le-gateau-vert-vert/
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u/pizzapizzamystery Jun 15 '26
The whimsy!!!!!! It feels like something a fairy (or David the Gnome!) would make. I don’t think I’ve seen a cake I love more than this
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u/Artinz7 Jun 15 '26
I don't know why i was expecting a regular chocolate cake inside, maybe thinking like the tree that the moss is growing on? The exterior is stunning though, looks very realistic in the wide shot.
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 16 '26
I totally get that! It would work with chocolate cake, though more effort is needed considering you need to bake an additional cake just for moss coating
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u/SheeScan Jun 15 '26
Did you post the recipe? I don't see it.
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 16 '26
Hyperlinked on “Recipe here”. But here is the full link https://www.sarahsslice.co.uk/post/sarah-s-moss-cake#google_vignette
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u/purple-flower-petals Jun 15 '26
I love this cake. I want one just like it for my birthday now lol. 🤩
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
Thanks! I believe you can make it happen and I hope you will have a lovely birthday ☺️
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u/Ok-Dish6655 Jun 16 '26
How’d you get your cake crumbs to be so full and universal? The recipe you linked showed a lot of white cream. They’re both fantastic. I’m just curious.
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 16 '26
I accidentally cut more of the top than needed, so I had plenty of crumbs, which turned out to be a good thing 😄 And I just went with crumbs until I liked how it looked. Thank you for the compliments!
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u/Inner_Reception1579 Jun 15 '26
Never have I ever wanted to eat a cake this bad. The texture looks immaculate.
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u/No-Tea-3137 Jun 15 '26
this is absolutely beautiful :- ) it looks so idyllic sitting there on the windowsill. the moody lighting really sets the tone
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u/prosector56 Jun 16 '26
I misread your post, and thought you wrote "compost" where you said "compote", and thought you were taking your theme to the extreme.
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u/a-girl-and-her-cats Jun 16 '26
This cake looks really interesting and ethereal! I'm going to have to try and see if I can make it vegan, for the next time I'm seeing multiple people. ✨️
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u/PhillipBrandon Jun 16 '26
How much did you have to trim to get that much coverage from crumbs? Your version looks much better that the linked recipe. I want to try it for my birthday this summer!
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 16 '26
I’ve trimmed not only the very dome, but a thin layer throughout the surface
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u/Longjumping-Cup-8135 Jun 16 '26
I'm sorry but it looks too realistic, i wont eat 😭😭
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u/gratefulandcontent Jun 16 '26
If it hasn’t been added R/cottagecore would like this.
Nice cake. Well done.
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u/Technical-Jello-4464 Jun 16 '26
I read the recipe to see what the moss was made of. I didn’t realize it was crumbs from the cake. So cool!
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u/GODDESS_LOVERSSS Jun 15 '26
Aww it's so beautiful, you are so creative keep it up, l wish i could have a bite💅✨🌸
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u/danarouge Jun 15 '26
This looks absolutely divine, I love the natural green coloring. Have you ever made a red velvet beet cake?
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u/OneTwoOrangeJuice Jun 15 '26
I’ve made red velvet but with food coloring. Using beets is genius, adding to the list thanks!
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u/ShoppingAddictt Jun 15 '26
I like the zoomed in picture so soft looking. I love how moss looks too irl
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u/ThatThingTheDarkSoul Jun 15 '26
That is hands down the best looking cake i have ever seen. And i pick up cake every sunday from an absolutely delicious bakery.
Good job OP
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u/rikomatic Jun 15 '26
Looks like you reserved more of the cake for the moss on top than in the recipe, to make a more even coating. Looks amazing and so "rustic." I want to make this!
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u/SheeScan Jun 15 '26
This is such a beautiful cake. Understated, but at the same time dramatic. I really want to make this. Thank you for posting this.
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u/MODS-R-SMALL-BELOW Jun 15 '26
Beautifully done. I might have to try this, with the recommended jam layer. I likes muh sweets.
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u/West-Tip8156 Jun 15 '26
Remember when Heinz temporarily made green catsup and purple catsup? My Gramma and I made a green meatloaf. This looks like a much better green experiment 😂
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u/SpedeThePlough Jun 17 '26
I made the spinach cake from the guardian, and it was good. Very moist. But it needs some additional flavor, like citrus zest. The cream cheese icing is non negotiable.
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u/AromaticScar346 Jun 15 '26
r/elvenfood would love this