Simple homemade cake
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Often there's not enough time to prepare elaborate dishes, and you just want to make something simple and delicious? I'll tell you. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Whisk the eggs with sugar (regular and vanilla). The margarine should be soft but not liquid; you can melt it in the microwave.
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Step 2
You can already turn on the oven and let it preheat to 180 degrees. Add the margarine to the egg mixture and whisk lightly with a whisk.
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Step 3
Mix the flour with the baking powder and add to the eggs with the margarine.
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Step 4
And mix until smooth. The dough will be thick.
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Step 5
Grease the sides of the baking pan with margarine, and line the bottom with parchment paper. Place the dough.
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Step 6
Level the dough and put it in the oven.
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Step 7
Bake for 40 minutes.
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Step 8
Let the cake base cool slightly, then you can cut it into two layers. I used a 26 cm diameter pan.
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Step 9
Brush both cake layers with jam (or you can soak them with syrup). You can brush the layers while they're still warm; this way the cake will soak faster and won't require additional soaking time.
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Step 10
For the cream, beat soft butter with powdered sugar and condensed milk. You can add a tablespoon of brandy.
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Step 11
Spread the lower cake layer with cream over the jam. Apply the cream when the cake layers are cold!
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Step 12
Cover with the second cake layer, jam side down. Then spread the remaining cream over the top of the cake.
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Step 13
Melt the chocolate with milk over a water bath and stir thoroughly.
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Step 14
And using a piping bag or a paper cone, decorate our cake. Sprinkle with confectioner's sprinkles, and our cake is ready.
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Step 15
If you spread the jam on the cake layers while they're still warm, you can serve the cake immediately after preparing it. Otherwise, let the cake sit for about 5 hours.