Cake
Description
The baking is simple and quick. I'm telling you how to bake “Graf’s Ruins” – a very tasty and impressive cake. My children love it more than any other homemade cakes, so I bake it about once every three months. Naturally, my hand is already seasoned :) So I’m sharing my best, proven recipe for this cake – I hope it will be useful to you and you’ll like it. Let me say right away that making the “Graf’s Ruins” cake is a rather labor‑intensive task, so be prepared – you’ll have to work hard. However, it’s worth it. The baking is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
We prepare the dough for the layers. For this, beat four eggs and a cup of sugar until smooth, then add flour and baking soda. Beat.
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Step 2
Pour the resulting dough into a butter‑greased pan.
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Step 3
Place it in a preheated oven at 180 °C and bake until done (check doneness with a toothpick—if it comes out dry, it’s ready). Cut the finished cake layer in half lengthwise. Keep one half whole, and cut the other into cubes.
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Step 4
Now let's make the cream. Mix a cup of milk, an egg, a tablespoon of flour, and half a cup of sugar in a saucepan. Place it over heat and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 100 grams of butter and vanilla to the cooled cream.
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Step 5
Now let's make meringue. For this, mix 4 egg whites, a cup of sugar and a little vanilla. Stir, place over a water bath and cook, constantly whisking, for 5–7 minutes. Pipe the resulting mixture onto a buttered baking sheet in portions using a pastry bag.
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Step 6
Place in an oven preheated to 100 °C and dry for 1 hour. Then turn off the oven and keep the meringue in the turned‑off oven for another hour.
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Step 7
The meringue is ready.
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Step 8
We start assembling the cake. Spread the layer with white cream.
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Step 9
Arrange the meringue in a circle.
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Step 10
Melt half of the chocolate with a quarter cup of milk and a small piece of butter in a double boiler. Add the sliced sponge cake to the resulting mixture and stir well.
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Step 11
The chocolate‑cream‑coated sponge is placed on the base, spread with cream on the sides, and meringue is arranged around it.
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Step 12
Place the remaining meringue on top.
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Step 13
Melt the remaining piece of chocolate with vegetable oil in a double boiler, and drizzle the resulting glaze over the cake. Place the cake in the refrigerator, let it stand for a couple of hours, after which the “Grafskie razvaliny” cake can be served at the table. ;)