Sponge cake with strawberries
Description
The baking is simple and quick. Here is an easy recipe for a sponge cake with strawberries. First, prepare the sponge batter and bake the cake layer. Make the cream using the listed ingredients and pour it over the cooled sponge. Arrange strawberry slices on top. Pour the jelly over the strawberries and refrigerate the cake for 4 hours to set. Good luck! Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the sponge cake. Using a mixer at low speed, beat the egg whites, gradually adding sugar. Beat the mixture until stiff peaks form, then add the egg yolks one at a time, continuing to beat. Sift the flour and mix it into the batter. Transfer the batter into a greased baking pan and bake the sponge cake in the oven for 25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Let the baked sponge cake cool, then slice off the top to create a cake layer 2.5 cm thick.
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Step 2
Prepare the cream. Pour 4 tablespoons of water over the gelatin, let it swell, then heat it on the stove until dissolved. Then cool.
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Step 3
For the cream, separate the eggs into yolks and whites. Beat the yolks with powdered sugar until light in color. Add gelatin and mix thoroughly.
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Step 4
Now add the mascarpone and mix until smooth.
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Step 5
Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.
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Step 6
Gently incorporate the egg whites into the yolk mixture, stirring carefully.
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Step 7
Place the sponge cake in a mold, pour the cream on top. Put the cake in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Step 8
Place the strawberries, sliced into thin slices, on top.
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Step 9
Prepare the jelly according to the instructions. Pour the prepared jelly over the strawberries and place the cake in the refrigerator for another 4 hours.