Boar's New Year Cake
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. Here is the recipe, serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients for the sponge cake. Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).
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Step 2
Eggs, sugar, vanilla powder whisk into a light, fluffy foam. Whisk with a mixer at maximum speed for 5–7 minutes. Then slowly drizzle in olive oil, continuing to whisk.
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Step 3
Sift the flour into the fluffy mixture, adding it in 2–3 batches. Mix the dough until smooth using a spatula, moving quickly from bottom to top.
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Step 4
Grease a removable pan (diameter 20 cm) with olive oil. Pour the batter into the pan and place it in a preheated oven for 45 minutes.
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Step 5
Check the sponge cake’s doneness with a toothpick; it should come out of the middle of the cake dry. Cool the sponge cake completely in the pan, carefully run a knife along the edges, and remove the pan.
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Step 6
While the sponge cake cools, prepare the necessary ingredients and make the cream. Take the butter out of the refrigerator 20 minutes in advance so that it softens at room temperature.
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Step 7
Combine softened butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a bowl. Beat with a mixer until smooth.
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Step 8
Cool the sponge cake and cut it into 3 layers. One layer is slightly thinner than the others. Set it aside; we will use this layer for decoration.
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Step 9
Start assembling the cake. Spread the bottom layer with liquid apricot jam. If the jam is very thick, add a little water to it, bring to a boil over low heat, stir, and let cool.
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Step 10
Apply a layer of cream, place the second cake layer on top, press lightly. Repeat the process: apricot jam, a layer of cream.
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Step 11
Apply the cream to the sides of the cake, smooth the surface. Place the cake in the refrigerator for 1 hour until the cream is fully set.
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Step 12
From the remaining cake layer, cut out ears, a face, and a snout for decoration.
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Step 13
For the chocolate glaze, take dark chocolate, 35% cream, and butter. Pour the cream into a heavy‑bottomed saucepan. Heat over low heat until almost boiling. Add the chocolate, broken into pieces, and also the butter.
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Step 14
Whisk until smooth, then remove from heat.
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Step 15
Apply the icing to the surface of the cake, smooth it out.
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Step 16
Decorate the top of the cake as a little boar’s face using marshmallow, cream, and sponge cake. Eyes and mouth: halves of marshmallow and chocolate glaze. Ears, face – sponge cake on cream. Happy upcoming New Year!