Cake
Description
Homemade baked treat for tea. Here is a simple recipe for the "Gift" cake. First, prepare the sponge cake—it's very quick to make and turns out light and soft. While the sponge cake is cooling, prepare the soaking syrup and the frosting. Assemble the cake, sprinkle it with almonds or peanuts, and refrigerate for several hours, or preferably overnight. Good luck! Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the sponge cake batter. Beat 3 eggs and 90 grams of sugar into a fluffy foam.
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Step 2
Mix the flour, starch, and baking powder. Sift the dry mixture into the eggs beaten with sugar. Stir with a spatula.
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Step 3
Pour the batter into a mold previously lined with parchment paper. Bake for 50 minutes at 160 degrees.
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Step 4
Cool the finished sponge cake and cut it into two layers.
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Step 5
Prepare the sponge cake soak. To do this, heat sugar and water in a saucepan, simmer for 1 minute. Cool.
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Step 6
Prepare the cream. Beat the egg with sugar and vanilla sugar. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan, pour in the hot milk. Heat until boiling. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cook, stirring, for another 4 minutes. Let the cream cool completely.
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Step 7
Add soft butter. Beat until smooth.
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Step 8
Soak the cake layers with syrup. Spread one layer with cream, then top with the second layer. Cover the top and sides of the cake with cream as well.
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Step 9
Sprinkle the cake with almonds and refrigerate for several hours.