The "Christmas Bomb" cake has an orange flavor and a slight sourness. Soaked in mousse, it turns out to be very tender, tasty and airy. This cake can be prepared for New Year and Christmas.
It is necessary
- - 50 ml of milk
- - 1 tsp orange peel
- - 55 g flour
- - 20 g cocoa
- - 2 egg whites
- - 6 eggs
- - 60 g butter
- - 300 ml cream
- - 300 g granulated sugar
- - 1 tablespoon liqueur
- - 3/4 cup orange juice
- - 2 tbsp. l. water
- - 1 tbsp. l. starch
- - 1 tsp baking powder
- - 1/4 cup lemon juice
- - 3 egg yolks
- - 250 g white chocolate
- - 7 g gelatin
Instructions
Step 1
Cook Kurd. First, mix orange and lemon juices, 3 eggs, starch, 150 g granulated sugar in a saucepan. Put on low heat and simmer until thickened. Then add 30 g of butter, orange zest and mix everything well, cover with cling film.
Step 2
Make a biscuit. Combine milk and butter. Put on low heat and simmer until the butter dissolves.
Step 3
Whisk the yolks, 3 eggs and 150 g granulated sugar until smooth. Heat the egg mixture in a water bath. Remove from the water bath, whisk in a mixer until the mixture expands. Combine flour, baking powder, cocoa and combine with egg mixture, stir well. Then mix with the dough.
Step 4
Cover a baking sheet with baking paper, spread the dough evenly over the surface. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, place the biscuit, and bake for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
Step 5
Take out the biscuit, transfer it to a clean parchment sheet, saturate it with Kurd and wrap it in a roll. Wrap the roll in paper, put it in a cold place for 6-8 hours.
Step 6
Prepare the mousse. Soak gelatin in water. Whisk the whites until firm foam, then remove to a cool place. Whisk the cream and melt the chocolate, add the gelatin and 2 tbsp. water, mix everything well.
Step 7
Combine the chocolate-gelatin mixture and cream, add the liquor, proteins and stir. Slice a roll 0.5-0-8 cm thick. Cover the mold with plastic wrap and lay out the pieces of the roll. Pour over the mousse and cover with the remaining rolls. Store in a cool place for 6-8 hours. Decorate the cake with chocolate chips.
