Cake
Description
Homemade baking for tea. The “Chocolate Whim” is easy to make, but it takes time. You can add alcohol to the soak if the cake won’t be eaten by children, but in any case alcohol is optional. The cake turns out very tasty, with the aroma of chocolate and vanilla. You can decorate it with crushed biscuits, grated chocolate, or nuts. The leavening agent can be replaced with one teaspoon of baking soda neutralized with vinegar or lemon juice. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making the cake.
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Step 2
Pour the flour into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add potato starch.
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Step 4
Sift the cocoa and also add it to the bowl.
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Step 5
Add the baking powder.
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Step 6
Mix all the dry ingredients of the cake.
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Step 7
Place the pot with milk on the stove and add butter to it. Heat until the butter is completely melted. The milk should be hot.
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Step 8
Break three to four eggs into a bowl and add sugar.
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Step 9
Whisk the eggs with sugar using a mixer until a fluffy, white foam forms. This will take 4–5 minutes.
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Step 10
Gradually add the mixture of dry ingredients and stir. Then gradually pour in the hot milk with butter. Mix all the batter ingredients.
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Step 11
Pour the batter into a pan lined with parchment paper. The pan diameter should be 18 cm, no larger. Bake the cake layer at 170‑175 °C until done, checking doneness with a dry matchstick.
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Step 12
Prepare the cream. Pour milk into a saucepan and place it on the stove.
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Step 13
Break the egg into a bowl, add the sugar, and stir.
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Step 14
Add the corn starch and mix well again. There should be no lumps.
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Step 15
When the milk starts to boil, pour in the prepared mixture and, constantly stirring, bring the cream to a thick consistency. Then add vanilla sugar. Cool the cream.
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Step 16
Melt the chocolate for the cream in a double boiler or in the microwave.
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Step 17
Beat the softened butter with a mixer until it increases in volume. Add the melted chocolate and beat well again.
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Step 18
Add one tablespoon of custard at a time, beating after each addition.
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Step 19
The cake cream is ready.
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Step 20
Cut the cooled cake layer in half lengthwise. Prepare the soaking syrup. Dissolve 50 grams of sugar in 100 ml of hot water. You may add alcohol. Generously brush both layers with the syrup.
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Step 21
Place one layer on a plate. Spread with cream.
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Step 22
Cover the top with the second layer and spread cream over the top and sides of the cake. Set aside a little cream for decoration. Chill the cake for 5–6 hours, preferably overnight.
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Step 23
Decorate the cake to your taste. I made a border from chocolate. From the cream - flowers.
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Step 24
You can sprinkle the cake with cocoa.
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Step 25
Cut the cake and serve it at the table.