Christmas Village Cake | Orange Cardamom Cake with Gingerbread Houses

Festive orange cardamom cake with vanilla buttercream & Christmas gingerbread village!

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In this video, I’ll walk you through step by step:
✅ Making a light and fragrant orange cardamom cake
✅ Preparing silky vanilla buttercream
✅ Bringing the Christmas village to life on the cake

📝 FULL RECIPE (with FREE house templates & detailed instructions):
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🥣 INGREDIENTS
Cake pan: 2 x 8-inch pans

For the Cake Batter
270 g cake flour
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1¼ tsp ground cardamom
170 g unsalted butter, softened
200 g caster sugar
zest of 2 oranges
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
150 ml orange juice, about 1½ oranges
120 ml buttermilk

For the Buttercream
275 g unsalted butter, softened
480 g icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract, clear
½ tsp orange extract
¼ tsp salt
1 - 2 tbsp milk, to adjust the consistency

Notes:
1. Around 60 g / egg (without shell)
2. Bake in preheated oven at 170℃ fan for about 25 minutes and let it sit in the pan for about 10 minutes
3. Let the cakes cool completely on a wire rack
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Christmas Village Cake
00:28 Get the Recipe
01:07 Preparation
02:04 Make the Cake Batter
03:16 Bake the Cakes
04:34 Make the Buttercream
06:15 Make the Christmas Village
08:39 Prepare the Cakes for Assembly
09:16 Bring the Christmas Village to Life
12:53 Final Look & Taste Test
13:35 Get Everything You Need to Make this Cake
13:43 Let’s Bake Together Again
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