Heavenly cake is a delightful confection that captivates the hearts and minds of sweet tooths with its lightness and airiness. The name speaks for itself, because its texture really resembles clouds – delicate, light and melting in the mouth. This cake invariably attracts attention on holiday tables thanks not only to its taste, but also to its spectacular appearance.
Cooking the cake “Heavenly” is not only a process, but also a real ritual, during which the cook can show his culinary imagination, experimenting with textures and flavors. Despite the fact that the cake may seem difficult to prepare, devoted fans of pastry art assure that the result is worth all the effort. Each bite of this dessert as if enveloped in a sweet cloud, leaving behind only positive emotions and a desire to try it again.
Ingredients for the biscuit:
- Flour – 230 g;
- Vanilla sugar – 20 g;
- Sugar – 50 g;
- Butter – 120 g;
- Yolks – 2 pcs;
- Water – 1 tbsp.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Egg – 1 pc;
- Butter – 130 g;
- Sugar – 200 g;
- Starch – 2 tbsp;
- Milk – 250 ml;
- Jam;
- Protein – 2 pcs;
- Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
Preparation of the “Sky” cake:
Mix flour with vanilla and classic sugar, add butter and yolks, knead the dough. Pour water into the dough, quickly gather it into a single lump.
Place the dough in a baking mold, spread
it
on the bottom and sides, bake at 180 degrees for 18 minutes. For the cream, mix the egg with butter and milk in a frying pan.
Pour 150 grams of sugar and starch into the mixture and melt the butter over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a light boil, cook until thickened.
Then put the custard base in a separate bowl, cover with foil in the contact and leave to cool. Grease the cake with jam, add the cooled cream.
We take the cooled cake into the refrigerator for 3-4 hours, cover with foil in advance. Beat the proteins with salt to a lush foam, and then pour sugar to them.
Beat the proteins with sugar and citric acid to stable peaks
.
Spread the protein mixture on top of the cake, spreading it evenly, creating small peaks with a spatula.
You get an airy, delicate cake-pie “Heavenly”. You can also bake the protein top of the cake in the oven, for this purpose bake it at 160 degrees for 10 minutes maximum.
