Cakes and psychology turn out to be very closely related. In the past, this dessert was used as an invitation to a ball. Now cakes are an integral part of a celebration. However, not only the celebration can be decorated with a cake. For example, at the end of the XX century, psychologists from Europe applied the practice of calming with a cake. That is, the client could enjoy a dessert at the session while communicating with the specialist.
According to experts, so psychologists managed to instill care about their mental health to many people. And not only adults, but also children often went to psychologists
. What cakes were used for sessions – it is not known. A homemade cake is clearly better for these purposes. Let’s create a chocolate delicious cake at home.
Ingredients for sponge cake homemade cake:
- eggs – 6 pcs;
- sugar – 150 g;
- salt – a pinch;
- milk – 50 ml;
- flour – 220 g;
- leavening agent – 10 g;
- vanillin – 1.5 g.
Ingredients for the cream:
- cream 33% – 400 g;
- powdered sugar – 100 g.
Ingredients for ganache:
- dark chocolate – 200 g;
- milk – 100 ml;
- peanuts – 60 g.
Preparation of homemade cake:
Break eggs in a bowl, pour salt, granulated sugar and vanillin, beat to a fluffy white mass. Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and knead the biscuit dough
. Pour the milk into the dough and stir. Cover a baking tray with parchment and place the dough on the surface.
Level the dough on the surface and bake at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
To prepare the cream, whip cream with powdered sugar until the formation of stable peaks.
Ready cake is divided into several equal parts, soak in milk.
Grease each cake with cream, assemble the cake.
Grease the sides and top of the cake with cream and leave in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
In the meantime prepare the ganache – melt chocolate in milk. Grind peanuts into crumbs and pour them into the ganache
. Cover the surface of the cake with chocolate ganache.
The result is a simple chocolate cake made of simple ingredients.
Such a cake can be made without pastry skills.
