Cake
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. The "Tsarsky" cake is a beautiful European (French) dessert, known originally as "Royal chocolate cake." It is highly popular due to its unique and exquisite flavor. For chocolate lovers, this cake is a real treasure. Delicious, elegant, and luxurious in taste, the "Tsarsky" cake will adorn any festive table and delight all your guests. Good luck! Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Using a blender, mix together ground almonds and powdered sugar (90 g).
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Step 2
Separately beat the egg whites until stiff, then add 35 grams of powdered sugar and beat for another about 10 seconds.
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Step 3
Gently mix the two masses using a spatula.
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Step 4
We thoroughly mix the resulting mass and transfer it to a piping bag.
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Step 5
On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place two identical cake layers (about 20 cm in diameter).
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Step 6
Place the cake layers in the oven preheated to 160 degrees and bake.
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Step 7
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
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Step 8
Then add the chocolate paste and biscuit crumbs. Mix everything well.
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Step 9
Prepare the whipped cream. To do this, beat the cream with sugar and place it in the refrigerator.
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Step 10
Prepare a sugar syrup (70 g sugar and 50 g water). Pour the hot syrup into the egg yolks and whisk until the syrup cools down to room temperature.
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Step 11
The result should be a beautiful, slightly stretchy mixture.
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Step 12
Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler and pour the egg mixture into it.
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Step 13
Mix.
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Step 14
Then, take the cream from the refrigerator and gently mix it with the chocolate mixture.
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Step 15
Mix until smooth.
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Step 16
Then place the cake layers on parchment paper, set the pan in place, and wrap it in plastic wrap. Spread the first chocolate mixture over each cake layer.
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Step 17
It looks like this.
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Step 18
Then fill the space with chocolate mousse using a pastry bag.
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Step 19
Then we place the second cake layer and repeat the process.
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Step 20
Level the top layer with a spatula and refrigerate the cake overnight.
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Step 21
It should look approximately like this.
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Step 22
Then, dissolve the gelatin in cold water for 10 minutes. Next, add milk, heavy cream, and sugar to a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
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Step 23
Then add cocoa to the milk mixture and mix well until the cocoa dissolves. Then strain this liquid through a sieve.
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Step 24
Pour the prepared mixture into the chocolate and mix thoroughly. The chocolate should dissolve completely. Then add the gelatin. Let the mixture cool.
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Step 25
This results in a chocolate glaze.
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Step 26
Take the cake out of the refrigerator and remove the mold.
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Step 27
Evenly pour the glaze over the cake.
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Step 28
And decorate as desired. Done!