Cake "Citrus harmony"

Description

Today I suggest you to try a cake with citrus butter cream layer. This dessert is perfect for this time of year its composition. There are a lot of citrus fruits and thus vitamin C, which is necessary to maintain immunity in the cold rainy weather. Prescription from the first glance it may seem a bit complicated, but that is not so. I just decided as much detail as possible to describe the recipe. From the number of ingredients it turns out a lot of cakes. I was preparing for a family celebration. So if you will prepare this dessert, then you can reduce the portion by half, or even three (if 2 persons).

Ingredients

Flour

250 g
Butter

125 g
Yolk egg

1 piece
Brown sugar

2 Tbsp
Water

1 Tbsp
Yolk egg

5 piece
Egg white

2 piece
Cream

75 ml
Powdered sugar

100 g
Corn starch

1 Tbsp
Lemon juice

100 ml
Lemon peel

1 tsp
Chicken egg

3 piece
Butter

100 g
Sugar

400 g
Lemon

1 piece
Orange

1 piece
Cream

500 ml
Cheese

150 g
Gelatin

30 g
Water

50 ml

Cooking

First you need to prepare dough. To do this in a bowl put the flour, sugar, butter, and grind them into a cat.

Add the egg, 1 tbsp cold water and knead the dough. Water may need a little more to form dough, but do not get carried away adding it. Divide the dough into 2 parts and put into a form, distribute it across the surface to form the shape of the cake. Flatten to make a smooth crust. To clean for 20-30 minutes in the refrigerator. The second part of the test to do the same. Bake the chilled shortcakes in the oven at 180 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.

For the lemon layer you need to grind the sugar with the coffee grinder in the powdered sugar. In a bowl put the egg yolks, sugar, starch.

Beat them to the splendor.

Add the cream, lemon zest and freshly squeezed juice. Beat.

Put the bowl of whipped lemon mixture in a water bath and cook stirring about 15 minutes until thick. Remove mixture from heat and cool.

Beat in a separate bowl the egg whites and spread on the cooled lemon mass. Gently stir until the compound of ingredients.

Put the resulting mass lay on the prepared shortcake, flatten and send in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for 5-30 minutes. Ready cake remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Now you need to prepare citrus butter cream. For this well washed lemon and orange, cut into pieces, remove seeds and chop the citrus fruit in a blender.

Soak gelatine in cold water until it swells.

Beat eggs with sugar

Add the resulting puree of citrus (with pieces)

Pour the melted butter and beat well.

Pour into a heatproof bowl and set it in a water bath. Cook until thick, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add 2-3 tablespoons of the obtained cream to the dissolved gelatin (melted in the microwave or in a water bath) and stir. The rest of the cream to cool to room temperature.

Mix the cooled mass with grated cottage cheese and gelatin. Beat.

Whisk cream to sustainable lush mass.

Gently add cream to the basic cream, adding them gradually, in small portions.

Cover the form with cling film, spread the cake with the lemon layer on top and distribute the resulting cream, spread it. Also to do with the second Korzh. One part of the cakes I did in a round form (24 cm diameter), another in square 15*15 cm to Remove the resulting billet in the fridge overnight to harden cream.

The next day, cut the resulting product into serving pieces.

Decorate with melted chocolate or according to your taste.

Before serving keep in the refrigerator. Serve chilled. Enjoy your tea!

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