Cake
Description
Bake a sponge cake for the cake. Prepare two-colored sour cream cream. Assemble the cake, spreading the layers with cream and decorating the face. Good luck! Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients for the crust and the cream.
- 2
Step 2
Mix the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa, and baking soda.
- 3
Step 3
Beat the eggs with sugar and room-temperature butter using a mixer.
- 4
Step 4
Combine both masses. Mix using a mixer.
- 5
Step 5
Pour in a little vinegar or lemon juice to neutralize the baking soda, and also add the liqueur. Mix the batter until smooth using a mixer.
- 6
Step 6
Grease a baking pan with butter. I will bake in a multicooker. Pour the batter into the pan. Set the multicooker to "Bake" mode for 45 minutes.
- 7
Step 7
While the cake sponge is baking, prepare the cream. Pour the sour cream into a tall mixing glass, add the thickener. Beat with a mixer until the desired consistency is reached.
- 8
Step 8
The cream is ready.
- 9
Step 9
To decorate the monkey's face, we need two creams: white and brown. Divide the cream into two parts, with the white part being slightly larger. Add a spoonful of cocoa to the smaller part.
- 10
Step 10
Beat the cream with a mixer; it turned out slightly thicker than the white one.
- 11
Step 11
The cake layer is ready. Carefully remove it from the mold and let it cool.
- 12
Step 12
Cut the cake layer in half horizontally. Soak thoroughly with sweetened water or syrup.
- 13
Step 13
Line the serving dish on which you plan to present the cake with paper cut in half, so you can easily remove the halves later. Stack the cake layers together, then use a sharp knife to trim off excess pieces of sponge, shaping it into the form of a monkey's head.
- 14
Step 14
Generously spread the first cake layer with thick sour cream cream.
- 15
Step 15
Cover with the second cake layer. Spread the coffee cream all over the surface of the cake (including the sides).
- 16
Step 16
Use the cut pieces of sponge cake to make crumbs, and use them to decorate the face.
- 17
Step 17
With white cream, outline the eye area. Use chocolate drops to create pupils.
- 18
Step 18
Decorate all facial features with cream. The cake is ready! Place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Before serving, carefully remove the paper.
- 19
Step 19
The pastry is ready. Serve with tea.