Fairy Tale cake is a delightful and versatile treat that combines rich flavors and textures. It often attracts attention not only for its flavor, but also for its ease of preparation, making it a popular choice for various holidays and family gatherings. The
raisins give the cake sweetness and tenderness, while the peanuts add crunch and a light nutty flavor
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This contrast of textures makes each slice special. The clotted cream, which is often used for soaking and decorating, adds a light creaminess and richness to the cake.
As a result, the cake gets an oodles of flavor nuances that harmonize with each other
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Ingredients for the sponge cake:
- Eggs – 4 pcs;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Sugar – 200 g;
- Vegetable oil – 80 ml;
- Sour cream – 140 g;
- Flour – 230 g;
- Leavening agent – 10 g;
- Raisins – 60 g;
- Mac – 50 g;
- Peanuts – 100 g.
Ingredients for the cream-mousse:
- Boiled condensed milk – 350 g;
- Cream 33% – 350 ml;
- Gelatin – 10 g;
- Water – 60 ml.
Ingredients for impregnation:
- Hot water – 120 ml;
- Boiled condensed milk – 1 tbsp.
Ingredients for glaze:
- Milk chocolate – 150 g;
- Cream 33% – 60 ml.
Preparation of the cake “Fairy Tale”:
Mix eggs with salt and vanilla sugar, start beating with a mixer. Gradually pour sugar while beating, bring the eggs to a fluffy white mass.
Add sour cream and vegetable oil to the egg mass, stir with a whisk
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Combine flour and baking powder and sift into the egg mixture, knead biscuit dough.
Divide the dough into 3 equal parts, pour chopped nuts into the first part and mix. Place the dough in a baking mold and leave in the oven at 180 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
Mix the second part of the dough with raisins, and the third with poppy seeds. Similarly bake each biscuit at 180 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
Cut off the convex part of the biscuits and leave to cool. At this time for soaking dissolve condensed milk in hot water. For cream-mousse dissolve gelatin separately in 60 ml of water.
100 ml of hot cream should be dissolved in boiled condensed milk for the cream. Lightly whip 250 ml of cream and add to them previously melted gelatin and condensed milk and cream, thoroughly beat with a mixer until homogeneous.
In a pastry ring assemble the cake, lay out the cake with poppy seeds and soak it with condensed milk solution
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Pour ½ of the cream-mousse on the cake, cover the cake with raisins.
Soak the cake with raisins, pour the rest of the cream-mousse on it, cover with the third cake. It is necessary to soak also the last cake, cover the cake with foil and put it in the refrigerator for 7-8 hours.
For the glaze melt chocolate and cream, stir. Pour the soaked cake with chocolate glaze, spread it over the entire surface of the dessert.
You get a delicious and unusual cake “Fairy Tale”.
As decorations you can use leftover nuts, raisins and even poppy seeds.
