Pie with pastry cream
Description
The recipe won't take much time. The “Volcano” pie truly resembles this natural phenomenon in shape. It looks quite impressive, so it will suit any celebration. The delicate custard cream combined with a soft chocolate dough will please many lovers of sweet pastries. The pie is easy to make, but of course it requires time. Serve it warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the pie.
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Step 2
Make pastry cream. Crack an egg into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add 100 grams of sugar.
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Step 4
Mix the sugar with the egg and add the starch.
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Step 5
Mix the sugar, egg, and starch so that there are no lumps. Add a few tablespoons of milk.
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Step 6
500 ml milk, pour into a saucepan and put it on the stove. When the milk starts to boil, slowly pour in a thin stream the mixture of egg, sugar and starch. Constantly stirring, bring the cream to a thickened consistency. Add vanilla sugar and butter, and stir.
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Step 7
Make the dough. Crack 4 eggs into a bowl, add 200 grams of sugar.
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Step 8
Whisk the eggs with sugar. Add 150 ml of milk and sunflower oil.
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Step 9
Add the baking powder and flour.
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Step 10
Sift the cocoa and mix all the batter ingredients.
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Step 11
In a springform pan with removable sides, 20–22 cm in diameter, line it with parchment paper. Spread the dough. Place the custard cream in the center of the dough.
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Step 12
Bake the pie in the oven at 175-180°C for 40-45 minutes.
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Step 13
Vulkan cake: remove from the oven. Let it cool for several hours. Remove it from the pan. Garnish to taste. I poured melted chocolate over it and sprinkled it with nuts.
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Step 14
Slice the “Vulkan” pie and serve it at the table.