Cake
Description
Homemade treats for tea. If you really want to make someone a wonderful surprise, you won't find a better option than an unusual cake. That's why today I want to show you how to make the "Book Cake." This amazing cake is perfect for any celebration, as you can decorate it to suit the theme of your event. For example, I made mine for my mom on Teacher's Day, and everyone was absolutely delighted—especially my mom. Although preparation will take you quite some time, don't be intimidated. Upon closer look, there's actually nothing complicated here—just don't be lazy. With this "Book Cake" recipe, you'll create an unforgettable gift, believe me.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, you need to prepare the fondant. Place the marshmallows into a bowl, add lemon juice, and microwave for 20 seconds. Remove from the microwave, add the diluted food coloring of your desired color, and immediately start adding the powdered sugar. Stir first with a spoon, and when the mixture becomes thick, transfer it onto a table dusted with powdered sugar and knead by hand. Once the mixture no longer sticks to your hands, the fondant is ready. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, after which you can shape it into anything you like.
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Step 2
Now mix the flour, baking powder, vanilla sugar, 80 grams of regular sugar, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine milk and butter, add egg yolks and beat well. Mix egg whites with the remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Combine the milk, butter, and yolk mixture with the flour mixture and stir. Gradually add the egg white mixture in three batches, gently folding the batter with a spatula using upward motions. Divide the batter in half and add cocoa to one part. Pour both batters into molds and bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for 25 minutes. Once the cakes have cooled, cut each in half, place the chocolate sponge on a serving plate, moisten with brandy, and spread with mascarpone.
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Step 3
On it, we place the light sponge cake, also spray with brandy and spread with mascarpone.
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Step 4
The next layer should be meringue. For this, we mix two egg whites with 75 grams of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, spread the prepared mixture onto it, smooth it out, and place it in a preheated oven at 160 degrees Celsius for half an hour. Once the meringue layer has cooled, spread it with condensed milk and place it on top of the white biscuit base.
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Step 5
Now add another chocolate sponge cake layer, sprinkle it with brandy, and spread it with mascarpone. Then place the light-colored cake layer on top and make a depression in the center of the layer, as shown in the book. Now, on each side of the depression, use leftover cake pieces to create mounds, imitating raised pages. Smooth them out and spread mascarpone over the entire surface.
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Step 6
Place the cake in the refrigerator for some time.
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Step 7
Then we take the white marzipan out of the refrigerator and roll it out on a table dusted with starch. Next, we cover our cake with this layer, smooth out all the irregularities, create edges, and trim off the excess with a knife.
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Step 8
Using fondant of other colors, make various figures of your choice and attach them by moistening one side with water. The cake is ready, enjoy your meal!