Yet another cake for my son's birthday celebration in his kindergarten. I followed Ria's lace border technique for this cake & it came out absolutely perfect. Everyone is surprised to believe it's a homemade cake. It looks really cute & taste simply delicious. Happy to see my son had fun with his friends & teachers arround. Happy Birthday to U my dear :)
Ingredients :
For the sponge :
- Eggs - 4 nos (Medium)
- Sugar - 150 gms
- Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
- All purpose flour - 100 gms
- Baking powder - 1 tsp
- Cornflour - 50 gms
For the Marcarpone filling :
- Mascarpone - 100 gms
- Whipping cream - 200 ml
- Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
- Icing / Powdered sugar - 3 to 4 tbsp (to ur sweet tooth)
- Sliced strawberries
For the lace border :
- Semi-sweet or Milk chocolate - 1 bar
- Caramalized almond flakes for decorating
- Chocolate flakes for decorating
- Sliced strawberries for decorating
Method :
For the sponge :
1. Grease the baking pan & preheat the oven about 180 C.
2. Put eggs in a mixing bowl and whisk until foamy. Mix together the sugar & vanilla essence.
3. Mix together the flour, baking powder & cornflour & whisk into the egg mixture on the lowest setting. Transfer the sponge into the greased baking pan & bake it for 25 mins or until done.
4. Allow the cake to cool & cut them horizantally into three layers.
To make the Mascarpone filling :
5. Combine together the mascarpone cheese, whipping cream, vanilla essence & icing sugar. Whisk the cream to almost stiff.
For Lace border :
6. Melt the chocolate & transfer it to the piping bag. Measure the cake & cut the parchment paper accordingly. Now create your design & pattern over the parchment paper. Allow it to set for a while.
Arranging the cake :
7. Put the bottom layer on a cake platter, spread the mascarpone filling on top, then put the next layer on top, press down lightly and spread the filling & arrange the sliced strawberries on it. Finally, put the top layer on top & press lightly.
8. Now coat the top and sides of the cake with a thin, even layer of the cream.
9. Decorate the almond flakes, sliced strawberries & chocolate flakes on the cake.
10. Before the chocolate becomes hard wrap the chocolate lace border arround the cake & refrigerate it. Gently peel the parchment paper once set.
Happy baking :)
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