Vanilla Cake with Fruit
THE RECIPE OF IGINIO MASSARI
Prepare following these steps:
- Sponge Cake
- Bavarian-Style Vanilla Cream
- Vanilla Syrup
- White Icing
TOOLKITS
MIXING BOWL, GRADUATED PITCHER, CAKE RING, GROSS MESH SIFTER, BAIN-MARIE, CAKE SLICE, SPRING-BEATER, SPATULA, TURNTABLE (rotating footed cake stand), SPONGE CAKE CUTTER, SQUEEZE BOTTLE, MARISA (flexible spatula)
SPONGE CAKE WITH EGG YOLKS
Ingredients
130 g sugar
160 g eggs (3 and 1/2 eggs)
100 g egg yolks (5 egg yolks)
5 g white vinegar
1 g salt
1 vanilla bean
100 g superfine flour
50 g potato starch
Method
With a whisk in a mixing bowl or in a planetary mixer whip up the
eggs, the egg yolks, sugar, vinegar, salt and vanilla, processing
at medium speed for about 10 minutes until obtaining a stable and
lightweight foam. (During baking, vinegar gives a regular, smooth
structure to the surface of the sponge cake). Sift flour and
starch on a sheet of paper, rain-mix with the dough gently
stirring with the “Marisa” Flexible Spatula making semi-circular
movements from the bottom up. Place the sponge cake into the rings
up to 2/3 of their height. Bake in preheated oven at 180 °C for
20-22 minutes. The sponge cake is done when a light finger
pressure on the surface does not leave any mark on it.
BAVARIAN-STYLE VANILLA CREAM
Ingredients
50 g sugar
100 g egg yolks (5 egg yolks)
10 g rice starch
1 vanilla bean
7 g Jelly
250 g whipped cream
Method
In a mixing bowl, blend egg yolks, sugar and rice starch. Boil the
milk with the vanilla bean. Embed these two masses and cook at a
temperature of 82 °C, then add the jelly, previously softened in
cold water. When the dollop has reached a temperature of 28-30 °C,
add the whipped cream, gently stirring with a whisk.
VANILLA SYRUP
Ingredients
200 g water
100 g sugar
40 g Maraschino Liqueur
Method
Boil water with sugar. As soon as it becomes a syrup, add the
liqueur.
WHITE ICING
Ingredients
130 g milk
40 g condensed milk
50 g glucose
200 g white chocolate
5 g jelly sheets
100 g colourless jelly
Method
Bring to boil milk, condensed milk and glucose. Pour on the white
chocolate just cut into small pieces, stir in the jelly
(previously softened in cold water) and the colourless jelly, then
mix everything with a hand blender. Let rest overnight in the
fridge, then melt at 38 °C and keep for 20 minutes at room
temperature before frosting on a grid.
Assemblage
Once you have baked the sponge cake, split it horizontally into
two layers with the sponge cake cutter and soak it with the
vanilla syrup. Place the first layer of sponge cake – this will be
the bottom of the final cake - Into a ring, then a layer of
vanilla-style Bavarian cream. Continue placing a second layer of
sponge cake soaked with Vanilla syrup, then cover the entire cake
with Bavarian cream, also covering its sides to a thickness of 3
mm. When the creams are stabilized in the refrigerator, cover the
whole cake with white icing. Finish decorating the cake with fresh
fruit making use of the turntable.