Whisk the egg whites together with the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar - whisk until the foam is thick.
6 egg whites, 3 tablespoons sugar
Add the egg whites in two portions to the batter and gently mix with a spoon.
Transfer the batter to a baking pan approximately 23/33 cm, lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat) for about 30-40 minutes - until a dry skewer comes out clean.
After baking, cool, then cut the cake into two layers.
If you like moist cakes, you can moisten the cake with light coffee or tea.
How to make poppy seed and walnut cake
Cream the butter with powdered sugar until smooth and fluffy.
100 g butter, 100 g powdered sugar
Add one egg yolk at a time to the mixture and mix briefly.
4 egg yolks
Add the ground poppy seeds and mix.
150 g poppy seeds
Add the chopped walnuts and mix.
100 g walnuts
Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then add to the mixture and gently fold in.
4 egg whites
Line a 23/33 cm baking pan with parchment paper.
Transfer the batter to the pan and smooth the surface.
Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat) for about 25 minutes - until a dry skewer comes out clean.
After baking, cool.
How to make chocolate cream for cake
Break the chocolate into pieces, place in a heatproof bowl, add cream.
200 g chocolate, 100 ml heavy cream
Place a bowl over a pot of boiling water - so that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.
Wait until the chocolate melts and mix thoroughly.
Set aside the chocolate to cool.
Blend the mascarpone cheese with the dulce de leche mass.
250 g mascarpone cheese, 300 g dulce de leche
Add the cooled chocolate and blend thoroughly.
Set aside 2-3 heaped tablespoons of the mixture.
Euphoria cake - finishing:
Spread half of the plum jam on the bottom layer of the chocolate cake (you can also soak it with a light coffee first), then spread half of the cream evenly over the jam.
1 jar plum jam
Place the poppy seed cake on the cream.
Spread it with the rest of the plum jam and the rest of the cream.
Place the second layer of chocolate cake.
Spread it with the cream set aside earlier.
Chill the cake in the refrigerator for several hours.