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Stollen cake

Jun
2012
18

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For one 12-slice-form

15 g of yeast
3 egg yolks
Scraped vanilla seeds of one vanilla bean
210 g of melted butter
210 g of powdered sugar
Grated zest of one lemon
Grated zest of one orange
210 g of brewed and cooled raisins
210 g of roasted and sliced almonds

Simply mix the above ingredients.

3 egg whites
90 g granulated sugar

Beat the egg whites with the granulated sugar until foamy but not too stiff and loosen the above mixture with it.

210 g of flour

Mix it loosely with the other ingredients.

Treat the form with the technical spray, then fill in the batter until void-free.

Bake it at 180°C for 40 minutes. After baking turn it over, remove the silicone form and the metal ring. Then brush it with melted butter and sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.

Sauce
400 ml of cream of animal milk
300 g of white chocolate
Scraped vanilla seeds of one vanilla bean

Heat the cream with vanilla until steaming, then stir in the white chocolate and let it cool down, then fill it into the holes of the cake.

Decoration: orange fillets

Chestnut cake

Jun
2012
18

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For one 12-slice-form

Béchamel base
110 ml of milk
45 g of sugar
10 g of corn starch
10 g of butter

Mix the corn starch with a bit of milk until smooth. Boil the remaining milk and simmer it with the milk-starch solution. Remove from the heat, add the sugar and the butter.

Chestnut purée
Lukewarm béchamel base (approx. 150 g)
350 g of chestnut paste
60 ml of rum
400 ml of cream whipped
5 sheets of gelatine

Add 350 g of chestnut paste and the rum to the lukewarm béchamel base, mix them in a blender until smooth, then loosen it with whipped cream and fix it with the prepared gelatine sheets.

Chestnut base
500 g of chestnut paste

Lay wax paper below the 10 mm high baking ring and squash the 500 g of prepared chestnut base so that it is spread evenly in the form.

Filling of the cake:

Put the high metal ring into the silicone form and spray a thin layer of the technical spray over it.

Fill half of the cream into the cake form and spread it without leaving any gaps, then place the rolled-out chestnut sheet on it. Spread the remaining cream over the chestnut base, then close it with the cooled chocolate sponge cake.

Sponge cake
10 g of cocoa powder
2 eggs
30 g of flour
40 g of sugar

Cover the baking-sheet with baking paper and place the 10 mm high baking ring on it.

Sift and mix the cocoa powder with the flour. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites with the sugar until foamy but not too stiff, carefully mix in the egg yolks, then gradually stir in the cocoa powder. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking ring and smooth it evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 210°C for 12 to 13 minutes until ready.

Freeze it in the deep-freezer for one night, then turn the hard frozen pie over, so the silicone form can be removed easily.

Recommended sauces: Sour cherry, vanilla, chocolate sauce

Hint: The enjoyment can be increased by mixing some grated chocolate into the chestnut cream.

Strawberry cake

Jun
2012
18

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For one 12-slice-form

Strawberry pulp fond
600 g of strawberries (frozen or fresh is subject to seasonality)
200 g of sugar
60 g of corn starch

Mix the strawberries until liquid, then dissolve the corn starch with a little of this liquid. Boil the remaining strawberries while stirring, then simmer them with the added starch solution until thick. Finally remove from the heat and add the sugar as well.

Put the high metal ring into the silicone form and spray a thin layer of the technical spray over it.

 Preparation of the cream
Lukewarm strawberry pulp fond
200 g of whipped cream
4 sheets of gelatine prepared

Preparation of the cream:

Loosen the lukewarm strawberry pulp fond with whipped cream, then fix it with the prepared gelatine sheets.

Pour the finished cream into the prepared silicone form until void-free, then close it with the cooled sponge cake sheet.

 Sponge cake
2 eggs
40 g of sugar
40 g of flour

Cover the baking-sheet with baking paper and place the 10 mm high baking ring on it.

Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites with the sugar until foamy but not too stiff. Then mix in the egg yolks, add carefully stir in the flour. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking ring and smooth it evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 210°C for 12 to 13 minutes until ready.

Freeze it in the deep-freezer for one night, then overturn the hard frozen pie, so the silicone form can be removed easily.

Recommended sauces: strawberry, vanilla, chocolate sauce

You can prepare cakes with other fruits by keeping this proportion of ingredients. Instead of strawberries you can take raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, red-currants, sour cherries or wild berries as well.

Hint: Bake 2 thin sponge cake sheets, fill the form with the prepared cream only half, place the first cake sheet on it, then spread a thin layer of cream onto the sponge cake and close it with the other sponge cake sheet. In this way, the proportion of the sponge cake in relation to the cream can be increased.

Yogurt cake

Jun
2012
18

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For one 12-slice-form

Béchamel base
220 ml of milk
90 g of sugar
20 g of corn starch
20 g of butter

Mix the corn starch with a bit of milk until smooth. Boil the remaining milk and simmer it with the milk-starch solution. Remove from the heat, add the sugar and the butter.

Yogurt cake filling
Cooled béchamel base (approx. 300 g)
300 g of plain yogurt
300 g of whipped cream
Juice of one lemon
4 sheets of gelatine

Put the high metal ring into the silicone form and spray a thin layer of the technical spray over it.

Stir the cooled béchamel sauce until smooth, add the plain yoghurt and the juice of the lemon, mix it, then loosen it with the whipped cream. Fix it with the properly prepared gelatine sheets.

Pour the finished cream into the prepared form, thicken it until void-free, then close it with the cooled sponge cake sheet.

Sponge cake
10 g of cocoa powder
2 eggs
30 g of flour
40 g of sugar

Cover the baking-sheet with baking paper and place the 10 mm high baking ring on it.

Sift and mix the cocoa powder with the flour. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites with the sugar until foamy but not too stiff, carefully mix in the egg yolks, then gradually stir in the cocoa powder. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking ring and smooth it evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 210°C for 12 to 13 minutes until ready.

Freeze it in the deep-freezer for one night, then turn the hard frozen pie over, so the silicone form can be removed easily.

Recommended sauces: wild berry, blueberry, black currant, sour cherry sauce

Hint: During the filling of the cake a sauce may be added to the prepared yogurt cream, which will furnish the cream with a marbled pattern.

Cocoa sponge cake

Jun
2012
18

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For one 25-cube-form For one 12-slice-form
6 medium eggs separated 8 medium eggs separated
140 g of sugar 190 g of sugar
190 g of flour 250 g of flour
20 g of cocoa 30 g of cocoa
45 g of melted butter 60 g of melted butter

Beat the egg whites with the granulated sugar until foamy but not too stiff. Add the melted butter and the egg yolks gently. Then loosely add the sifted flour and cocoa mixture and fill it into the cake pan that has been previously treated with the technical spray. Ensure that the filling is void-free, otherwise the baked sponge cake may have blisters. Bake at 160 °C for 25 to 30 minutes until ready. Sprinkle the warm sponge cake with granulated sugar and turn it over onto a sheet of baking paper, then remove the silicone form.

Hint: The sponge cake may be further seasoned with grated zest of lemon or orange or the scraped vanilla seeds of one vanilla bean that has been added to the melted butter.

Recommended sauces: vanilla, chocolate, caramel, fruit sauces