Strawberry cake
Description
Strawberry will perfectly complement the sweetness of pastry cream, and your family and friends are sure to ask for another slice of this juicy, delicious cake! Take note of this interesting recipe. The bake is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. You can use margarine instead of butter, but not spread.
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Step 2
Place the butter in the freezer for 5–10 minutes. Pour the wheat flour into a deep bowl, setting aside about 70–80 grams for rolling out the dough. Add salt and 20 grams of granulated sugar to the flour. Grate the butter on a coarse grater and rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Step 3
Add ice-cold water and form a firm dough from the butter crumbs. Place it in the freezer for 10–20 minutes.
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Step 4
In a saucepan, whisk together milk of any fat content, 2 egg yolks, 100 grams of sugar, vanilla sugar and 4 tbsp flour. Bring almost to the boil, stirring from time to time. Then, stirring constantly, cook the cream until it thickens and stir in a piece of butter. This will take 10–15 minutes. Then turn off the heat, cover the cream with plastic wrap and let it cool. The wrap stops the cream from forming a skin on top.
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Step 5
Meanwhile, take the dough out of the freezer and cut it into equal pieces. Roll each piece into a very, very thin round sheet. Cut out circles with a plate and prick them with a fork.
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Step 6
Bake the cake layers for 5–8 minutes in the oven at 200°C. Stack them on top of each other and let cool.
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Step 7
Spread the first cake layer with cooled pastry cream. Wash the strawberries in water, remove the stems, and cut into slices. Arrange them on the cream in a random pattern.
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Step 8
Spread all the layers this way, keeping two for crumbs and placing the strawberries every other layer or every two layers so they do not release too much juice.
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Step 9
Crumble the remaining layers by hand and coat the sides of the cake with cream. Sprinkle the sides and top of the dessert with shortbread crumbs. Place the “Napoleon” in the refrigerator to soak for 4–5 hours, or better yet, overnight.
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Step 10
When serving, garnish the treat with fresh strawberries and mint.