Cake
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. The "Two Hearts" cake turns out quite heavy, so you'll need more ingredients than usual—almost a double portion. It's often made for weddings and anniversaries, so it can be decorated in various ways. Serve it warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. In a bowl, combine eggs with sugar, add milk, margarine, and honey. Place over a water bath and bring to a boil. Then neutralize the baking soda with vinegar and add it to the mixture.
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Step 2
2. Add the baking soda, cocoa, and flour, then mix everything thoroughly and remove from heat. Our roux-based dough is ready.
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Step 3
3. Make a mound out of the flour and pour our mixture into it. Knead the dough until it becomes elastic and stops sticking to your hands.
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Step 4
4. Divide the dough into 18 pieces and roll each one out. Then cut out a heart shape. I use a heart-shaped mold for this.
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Step 5
5. Bake the cake layers, each of which should stay in the oven for no more than 7 minutes. Let them cool and level any unevenness with a knife.
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Step 6
6. Prepare the cream: heat milk and sugar over the stove, mix yolks with vanilla. When the milk mixture begins to boil, pour in the yolk mixture. Once the cream thickens, let it cool completely, then beat it thoroughly.
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Step 7
7. Now we start spreading the cream between our cake layers. I covered the top with fondant—it's both beautiful and delicious. You can decorate the cake as desired.