Christmas Cake with Tangerines
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. They are the perfect ending to an evening during winter holidays. From my recipe, you can learn about it. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare the dough. Using a blender at high speed, beat room-temperature eggs with sugar for 5 minutes.
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Step 2
In another bowl, whisk together flour, vanilla, baking powder, and the egg mixture. While blending with a blender, pour in boiling water and oil. Do this for 5 minutes.
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Step 3
Bake the dough in a 20 cm diameter springform pan. The sponge cake will be ready in 35-40 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
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Step 4
Leave the finished biscuit at room temperature for 10-12 hours.
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Step 5
Work on the jam. Peel the tangerines (reserve 2 for decoration) and blend them in a blender. Add sugar to them. Place the mixture over heat and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat. Then let the resulting jam cool down.
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Step 6
Prepare the cream. Blend mascarpone, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar with a blender until smooth.
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Step 7
Prepare the soaking syrup. Mix the juice with water and sugar until fully dissolved. Divide the sponge cake into 4 layers and soak each one.
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Step 8
Now assemble the cake. Place the soaked cake layer, then spread the cream.
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Step 9
Then — the next soaked layer, spread with jam. After that — the same layer, but with cream.
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Step 10
Place the last soaked biscuit on top. Spread the cream evenly over the entire cake.
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Step 11
Put the cake in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Shell the walnuts and peel 1-2 tangerines.
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Step 12
Decorate the chilled sponge cakes with nuts, tangerines, and chocolate. Leave the cake in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Have a magical Christmas!