Cake with Sea Buckthorn Cream
Description
Tasty baked goods for the whole family. If you are looking for an unusual and delicious cake, this recipe is for you! It turns out incredibly tasty and aromatic. For the cream I used frozen berries and made a puree from them. You can use fresh berries, sea‑buckthorn jam, or regular jam. The bake is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Mix and sift the flour – regular and almond, the leavening agent and salt.
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Step 2
Dissolve the cocoa powder and cocoa drink with 50 ml of hot water.
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Step 3
Beat the softened butter with sugar until pale. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing each thoroughly.
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Step 4
Add the dissolved cocoa to the butter mixture and stir. Add the flour mixture and mix well until smooth.
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Step 5
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated 200 °C oven until a dry toothpick comes out.
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Step 6
Turn the finished crust onto a rack and let it sit for a couple of hours.
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Step 7
For the purée, heat thawed sea buckthorn with sugar – for one cup of berries use 3/4 cup of sugar, then blend and strain through a sieve. I used 3 cups of berries, a little remained. You can use ready‑made purée or jam. Measure the required amount of purée, warm it and dissolve in it gelatin that has been soaked according to the instructions.
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Step 8
Whisk the room‑temperature mascarpone with part of the berry purée until smooth.
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Step 9
Whisk the cream with powdered sugar separately until stiff peaks form, and fold it into the cream.
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Step 10
Cut the cake layer in half and soak it with sea buckthorn syrup. Place one layer in a removable mold and spread half of the cream. Repeat the procedure.
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Step 11
Place the cake in the freezer for about 15 minutes to set the top layer of cream. Remove it from the freezer and pour the remaining warm puree with gelatin over it. Put the cake back in the freezer for another 30 minutes, then let it sit in the refrigerator for an hour.
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Step 12
Prepare decorations for the cake. I made flowers from tangerines and bumblebees from apricots. Added fresh mint, sugar beads and butterflies.
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Step 13
Decorate the cake and serve.