Cake
Description
If you're interested, the pastry is ready. Serve it at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Thaw the dough and roll it out slightly, dusting with flour. Cut it into four equal parts. Place them on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 220°C until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
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Step 2
Take a heavy-bottomed saucepan, which is needed for preparing the cream. Put milk, raw egg yolks, cream, sugar, vanilla, starch, and lemon zest into the saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat and cook, continuously stirring with a whisk. The cream should thicken slightly during cooking.
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Step 3
When the cream is completely ready, it needs to be cooled. To do this, transfer the sweet mixture into any convenient container and cover it with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming on the cream due to exposure to air.
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Step 4
When the cream has completely cooled, transfer it to a glass bowl. Start beating it with a mixer at high speed, then add softened butter and beat again. After some time, gradually add lemon juice while continuing to beat the cream. You can also add a few drops of brandy or amaretto.
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Step 5
Now you need to spread the ready cream over all the puff pastry layers. After spreading cream on the first layer, sprinkle it with grated chocolate, then place the second layer on top. Do the same with the second layer, and then repeat the process with the third layer. Use the remaining cream to smooth the surface of the cake.
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Step 6
Crumble the fourth layer into crumbs and sprinkle them over the entire cake. Place the dessert in the refrigerator for an hour and a half to chill and set. Then cut it into serving pieces and decorate as desired, for example, with a cherry and a mint leaf.