Alpine cube cake recipe
Recipe for a delicious layered chocolate cake with dulce de leche cream, meringues, and whipped cream.
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan approximately 20/30 cm.
Składniki
chocolate sponge cake ingredients
- 3 egg whites (from L-sized eggs)
- 70 g sugar (- 1/3 cup)
- 3 egg yolks
- 60 g wheat flour - all-purpose (- 1/3 cup)
- 1 tablespoon bitter cocoa
dulce de leche cream ingredients
- 200 g butter (soft - at room temperature)
- 350 g dulce de leche (from a can - at room temperature)
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee (- dissolved in a little water - or 3 teaspoons bitter cocoa)
- 100-150 g meringues
whipped cream ingredients
- 500 ml heavy cream (- cold - I used 30%)
- 2-3 tablespoons powdered sugar (- to taste)
- 2 teaspoons gelatin (+ a little water - optional)
additionally
- approx 200 g plum preserves (or blackcurrant jam)
- punch (- for me, a glass of water + 2 teaspoons sugar + a tablespoon lemon juice)
- approx 100 g chocolate (grated or chocolate sprinkles)
Instrukcja
How to make chocolate sponge cake
- Beat the egg whites with sugar until thick and white.3 egg whites, 70 g sugar
- Meanwhile, sift the flour with cocoa through a sieve.60 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 1 tablespoon bitter cocoa
- Add the egg yolks to the beaten egg whites and gently mix.3 egg yolks
- Add the flour and gently mix.
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper and pour the batter into it.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees Celsius (fan-assisted) for about 20 minutes - until a dry stick comes out clean.
- After baking, cool the sponge cake.
- Soak the sponge cake with punch or sweetened tea - if children won't be eating the cake, you can add a little rum to it :)punch
- Spread plum preserves or blackcurrant jam on top of the cake.approx 200 g plum preserves
How to make dulce de leche cream for Alpine cube cake
- Transfer the soft butter to a mixer bowl and beat on high speed for about 10 minutes - until pale and fluffy.200 g butter
- Add coffee or cocoa to the butter and mix briefly - don't worry if it doesn't combine perfectly.2 tablespoons instant coffee
- Add the dulce de leche one tablespoon at a time, mixing after each addition until combined.350 g dulce de leche
- Crush the meringues into smaller pieces.100-150 g meringues
- Add them to the dulce de leche cream and mix with a spatula.
- Spread the cream over the sponge cake and level it.
How to make whipped cream
- Beat the cold heavy cream with powdered sugar until thick.500 ml heavy cream, 2-3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- If using gelatin, cover it with cold water - use enough to cover the gelatin.2 teaspoons gelatin
- Let it sit for a few minutes to swell, then briefly heat until it becomes liquid.
- Add a tablespoon of whipped cream to the gelatin, mix, and pour into the rest of the cream - mix vigorously.
- Spread the whipped cream over the dulce de leche cream.
- Finally, sprinkle the top of the cake with grated chocolate or chocolate sprinkles.approx 100 g chocolate
- Refrigerate the cake for a few hours to allow the flavors to meld.
- It's best to take the cake out of the refrigerator at least half an hour before serving, so that the dulce de leche cream can warm up and soften.
Uwagi
I provide the calorie count based on the products I used; if you use a different heavy cream or add more meringues, the calorie count per serving will change.
Wartości Odżywcze
Serving: 100gCalories: 305kcalWeglowodany: 30gProtein: 4gTłuszcz: 19g
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