Cake
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This little lion can be made using any sponge cake as a base. In this recipe I share a description and the method of assembling it based on a classic sponge cake. Try it. The baking is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
For making sponge cake batter, beat the eggs with sugar into a fluffy foam. Gently fold in the sifted flour with baking soda.
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Step 2
Stir the cocoa into the batter.
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Step 3
Pour the ready batter onto 3 baking pans so that you end up with 3 sponge cake layers. Bake them in an oven preheated to 180 °C until done. Each pan will take about 12–15 minutes.
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Step 4
Cut the cooled, ready biscuits into a shape like this, as shown in the photo.
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Step 5
For the cream, whisk the cream with powdered sugar into a light, stable mixture.
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Step 6
Soak the sponge layers with any syrup and fill them with ready-made cream. Assemble the cake. Frost the top and sides with cream.
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Step 7
For drawing, melt the broken chocolate in cream. Add the cream gradually so that the mixture does not become too liquid. Cool.
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Step 8
Using a pastry syringe, draw the outline of a lion cub.
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Step 9
Using food coloring, tint a little of the cream and start filling the surface as shown in the photo.
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Step 10
Then use colored cream to create the mane and the grass.
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Step 11
Place the finished cake in the refrigerator to soak and set.