Double sponge cake February 23

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   WHITE BISCUIT: Beat the eggs until they increase in volume, then, gradually adding sugar, beat for another 7 minutes. Add flour in a thin stream, stirring gently from bottom to top. Pour the dough into a 24 cm springform pan lined with parchment, distribute evenly over the pan, turning the pan several times clockwise. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes, preheated to 180 degrees. Cool the finished biscuit. It will be approximately 1.5 cm in height.

2. STEP 2

   

   CHOCOLATE BISCUIT: To prepare chocolate sponge cake, you need to sift flour, cocoa, and baking powder together. Add sugar and stir. Beat the eggs, add to the dry ingredients, mix thoroughly. Pour the dough into a mold lined with baking paper and turn the mold clockwise several times. Bake the chocolate biscuit for 20-30 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees. Cool the finished biscuit. It will be approximately 3.5 cm in height.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the cooled chocolate sponge cake into 2 layers. Leave the white sponge cake as is, no need to cut it.

4. STEP 4

   

   You should get 2 chocolate cakes and 1 white cake.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place one chocolate cake on the white cake layer and use a template to cut out a star in the middle of the two cake layers. You can make a cake from white and chocolate stars cut out from cake layers, coating the stars with cream.

6. STEP 6

   

   IMPREGNATION: To prepare the impregnation in proportions of 50 to 50, mix strained strawberry jam and water, add a little cognac and stir, you should get 250 ml of impregnation. Place the chocolate cake without the star on a plate and soak it.

7. STEP 7

   

   CREAM: To prepare the cream, the products must be at room temperature, then the cream will be homogeneous.

8. STEP 8

   

   Mix boiled and regular condensed milk, butter and cognac in a blender until smooth. The cream will be pleasant and gentle.

9. STEP 9

   

   Spread the soaked chocolate cake with cream.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the white cake on the chocolate cake, soak it and brush with cream.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place chocolate cake with a star on the white cake and brush the sides of the cake with cream.

12. STEP 12

    

    GLAZE: To prepare the glaze, mix cocoa and sugar, pour in the cream and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly, but do not boil! Cool the glaze and cover the cake with it.

13. STEP 13

    

    SPRINGING: Chop walnuts and decorate the sides of the cake.

14. STEP 14

    

    DECORATION: Prepare jelly as indicated on the package, pour into any mold. When the jelly has hardened, cut it into pieces and fill the star on the cake. Decorate the “February 23rd” birthday cake with cocktail cherries and pastry balls, let it soak and serve. Enjoy your tea! Happy Defender of the Fatherland!