A cake is a confectionery product consisting of one or more cakes layered with cream, jam or other fillings. Cakes can be of different shapes and sizes, with different types of dough, creams and decorations.
In the past, only wealthy people could afford cakes
.
The fact is that desserts were prepared from expensive products. A whole fortune for a confectioner could cost an ordinary sugar.
Today cakes remain popular all over the world. They are made of different types of dough, fillings and decorations. Cakes can be both simple and homemade, and complex and sophisticated. We will tell you more about one of the homemade cakes.
Ingredients for the cake “Tenderness”:
- Egg whites – 6 pcs;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Sugar – 100 g;
- Baking powder – 1 tsp;
- Flour – 90 g;
- Raisins, chocolate, nuts, poppy seeds – 100 g.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Yolks – 6 pcs;
- Mascarpone cheese – 250 g;
- Powdered sugar – 6 tbsp;
- Banana – 2 pcs;
- Lemon – 1 pc.
Preparation of the cake “Tenderness”:
Beat the protein with salt to a lush foam. Pour sugar into the foam and beat with a mixer for a minute until the grains of sand dissolve.
Combine flour and baking powder, pour into the protein mass and gently mix with a spatula to one side.
Grate chocolate and nuts on a coarse or fine grater, mix with poppy
seeds.
Pour the mixture into the dough, place the dough on a baking tray lined with parchment and stretch it over the entire surface.
Sprinkle the dough with raisins and bake at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
For the cream, pour a part of powdered sugar into the yolks, the second part to the mascarpone
. Beat the yolks with powdered
sugar
until creamy, also beat with cheese. Pour the yolk mixture into the mascarpone mixture, mix the components.
The cake should be separated from the parchment and cut into three identical cakes
.
Slice banana into thin plates. Grease each cake with cream, lay out the banana plates.
Assemble the cake, grease the sides as well. Leave the dessert for 30 minutes in the refrigerator, beforehand sprinkle with lemon zest.
You get a sweet tasty cake with unusual crusts. This dessert will surprise your guests.
