A springtime treat fit for any occasion. Prepare it in a few simple steps.
Ingredients
- Wheat flour: 110 grams
- Potato starch: 40 grams
- Powdered sugar: 110 grams
- Mascarpone cheese: 750 grams
- Heavy cream: 300 grams
- Powdered sugar: 2 tablespoons
- Lemon: 1/2 piece
- Sugar: 1 teaspoon
- Mango: 1/2 piece
- Kiwi: 1 piece
- Blueberries: 200 grams
- Melon: 1/4 piece
- Colored sprinkles: for decoration
- Water: 1 (boiled)
- Eggs: 5 large
Preparation
Sponge Cake: Separate egg whites from yolks, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually add sugar towards the end of beating. Then add yolks one by one while continuously beating. Sift both flours through a fine sieve and gently fold into the batter on very low mixer speed. Line the bottom of a 22 cm diameter cake tin with parchment paper, leaving the sides ungreased. Pour in the batter. Bake at 165 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes on the middle rack of the oven, with both top and bottom heating elements on, without convection. Turn off the oven, leaving the door slightly ajar for about 15 minutes. Then let the cake cool completely in the oven. Only separate the sides from the cake tin when the cake is completely cold. Divide into layers only the next day.
Step 1: Syrup: Add sugar and juice from half a lemon to boiled water. Set aside to cool. Cream: Beat the very chilled heavy cream until stiff peaks form, adding sugar towards the end. Transfer mascarpone cheese to a bowl, lightly mix, add whipped cream, and gently combine into a smooth cream. Place in the refrigerator.
Step 2: Assembly: Divide the sponge cake into four layers. Moisten the first layer with cold syrup, spread with cream, cover with the second layer, and repeat with the remaining layers. Spread cream on the sides of the cake as well. Arrange fruits on top of the cake, and decorate the sides with pink sprinkles.
Step 3: Finishing: It’s best to prepare the cake the day before serving and store it in the refrigerator in a cake container. Take it out of the refrigerator an hour before serving and arrange the fruits.
