Strawberry cake with mascarpone
Description
Homemade dessert for tea. A delicious and very beautiful cake. First, prepare the biscuit base – beat egg yolks with sugar and vanilla, add flour and whipped egg whites. Gently mix and bake the biscuit in a pan until done. Then soak it with a syrup made from water, sugar, and liqueur. Now prepare the cream: beat egg yolks with powdered sugar and vanilla, and while continuing to beat, gradually add cream, mascarpone, and dissolved gelatin. Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt and gently fold them into the cream. Spread the cream over the biscuit and refrigerate for one hour. Then arrange strawberry slices on top of the cream, prepare jelly from a packet, and pour it over the cake. Refrigerate for 4–5 hours until completely set. Decorate the sides of the finished cake with whipped cream. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Take 3 eggs. Separate the whites from the yolks. Beat the whites with 50 grams of sugar until stiff. Beat the yolks with vanilla and 100 grams of sugar, add flour, and continue beating. Then fold in the egg whites and melted butter. Grease the baking pan, dust with flour, pour in the batter, and bake the sponge cake at 180 degrees until done. Check for doneness with a toothpick. Prepare the syrup—boil water and 100 grams of sugar for 3 minutes, let it cool slightly, then add liqueur. Soak the sponge cake with the prepared syrup and return it to the pan. It is advisable to wash the pan first.
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Step 2
Separate the remaining eggs into yolks and whites. Beat the yolks with powdered sugar and vanilla, then, while continuing to beat, gradually add the cream, mascarpone, and dissolved gelatin one after another. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and gently fold them into the cream.
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Step 3
Spread the cream over the biscuit and refrigerate for an hour.
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Step 4
Then place strawberry slices on top of the cream, prepare the jelly from the packet, and pour it over the cake. Refrigerate for 4-5 hours until completely set. Decorate the sides of the finished cake with whipped cream.