Cake
Description
The baking is simple and quick. An interesting recipe for a "Ship" cake: it requires some work with fondant and templates (decks). I made this cake for my son's birthday. It made 13 servings, enough for everyone. Follow the recipe steps, and you'll end up with a magnificent, delicious cake. Serve it warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
The "Ship" cake recipe involves the baker's creativity: First, you need to cut out the shapes. You can make them from thicker regular paper. The approximate sizes are: 17x39 cm and 17x21 cm. The cake layers will alternate, with the decks placed on top.
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Step 2
2. Next, prepare the fondant: add condensed milk and lemon juice to the powdered sugar. Mix everything first with a spoon or spatula, then with your hands. If necessary, gradually add more powdered sugar until you achieve a pliable consistency.
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Step 3
3. Place the resulting fondant between two cellophane bags and roll out with a rolling pin.
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Step 4
4. Cut sails of different sizes with holes (so they can be put on later). Make more small and thin ones (they dry better) and put them on jars to give them a curved shape. Usually, drying takes one day.
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Step 5
5. Mix sugar and eggs and whisk thoroughly until pale. Add melted butter, baking soda, honey, and 5 tbsp of flour. Heat the dough over a water bath. That's it—the mixture is ready for baking.
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Step 6
6. Finally, add the sifted flour to the dough, knead it well until pliable, place it on a baking sheet and trace the shape with a knife. The leftover dough can be reused.
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Step 7
7. Proceed similarly with the remaining layers, and after cooling, they should look exactly like this. You should have seven layers for the back deck and five for the front. After preparing the pastry cream according to the recipe, spread the cream between the layers to assemble the entire cake. The cream is not difficult to make: bring the milk to a boil, add cocoa, simmer a bit longer, add flour, and cook until done. After cooling, mix it with butter.
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Step 8
8. This is what it looks like when fully coated. After that, refrigerate it for five to six hours. Meanwhile, prepare the buttercream according to the recipe and use it to frost the entire cake.
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Step 9
9. Prepare the chocolate fondant: mix all the ingredients and knead into a pliable dough.
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Step 10
Next, roll it out between bags just like the main dough and cut notches. After that, starting from the bow of the ship, cover all the layers with the resulting marzipan (overlapping each other).
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Step 11
11. After covering with marzipan, you can store the cake in a cool place. Once the sails have dried, attach them to the base. That's it—we've presented you with the classic recipe for the "Ship" cake, which you can use to delight your children and loved ones.