Vienna Wafer Cake
Description
Homemade pastries for tea. A bright and flavorful cake made from Viennese wafers is very easy to prepare if you have a mixer and a waffle iron. You do not even need to turn on the oven! Everyone will enjoy the cake without exception; your task is to decorate it to your liking and serve it with hot beverages. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the indicated ingredients.
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Step 2
Crack chicken eggs into a deep bowl or a blender jug; add granulated sugar and salt to the same vessel. Whisk everything for about 3–5 minutes until the mixture expands and turns pale.
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Step 3
Pour in quality odorless vegetable oil and stir it into the egg mixture.
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Step 4
Add sifted wheat flour and, using a silicone spatula, stir it into the dough together with the baking powder.
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Step 5
Preheat the waffle iron thoroughly after brushing its plates with vegetable oil. Spoon 1.5 tbsp of batter onto the plate, close the waffle iron, and bake the dessert for about 2–3 minutes until golden brown.
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Step 6
Place the hot waffles on a plate and let them cool completely.
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Step 7
In the bowl of a food processor, put sour cream of any fat content, lemon zest, add granulated sugar, and whipped-cream stiffener (or stabilizer/thickener for cream).
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Step 8
Whisk everything for about 3–5 minutes until you get a creamy texture.
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Step 9
Using a pastry syringe (piping bag), pipe the cream onto the waffles, spreading it evenly over the baked surface. If you are serving the cake right away, brush each waffle layer with syrup before spreading the cream on it.
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Step 10
Assemble the whole cake this way.
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Step 11
Garnish the dessert to taste with fruit and mint, serve it at the table with tea and coffee.