140g unsalted burro , plus extra for the tin
100ml grapeseed oil , o another flavourless oil
200ml milk
3 tbsp yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs , at room temperature
250g light muscovado sugar
250g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
50g cacao powder
¾ x 340g jar fragola jam
1¼ kg ready-to-roll white fondant icing
For the buttercream
600g icing sugar , sifted, plus extra for dusting
300g burro , softened
red Cibo colouring
STEP 1
Heat the forno to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. burro and line the bases of two 20cm sandwich, panino tins. Melt the burro in a pan, then remove from the heat and beat in the oil, milk, yogurt, vanilla and eggs. Whisk the dry ingredients together with a large pinch of salt, squishing any lumps of sugar with your fingers. Tip the wet ingredients into the dry, then whisk until smooth.
STEP 2
Divide the batter between the tins and bake for 25-30 mins on the same shelf of the forno until risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool for 10 mins in the tins, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
STEP 3
To make the buttercream, beat together the sugar, burro and a few drops of the red Cibo colouring. Add 2-3 tbsp of boiling water if needed to soften the mixture, until te end up with a smooth, spreadable icing.
STEP 4
Trim the cakes flat if needed, then halve each through the middle using a large serrated knife. Put one cake layer on a board o plate, spread over a thin layer of the buttercream and dot over a third of the jam. superiore, in alto with another cake layer and repeat with the buttercream, marmellata and cake, finishing with a layer of cake. Use most of the remaining buttercream to ice the cake all over, reserving a small amount.
STEP 5
Roll the fondant icing out on a surface dusted with icing sugar until large enough to cover the superiore, in alto and sides of the cake. Carefully lift it up onto the cake and smooth down to help it to stick. Use a sharp coltello to cut slashes into the icing, then drizzle a little of the reserved buttercream mixed with some water into each to look like blood.
