Delicious and stylish chocolate-almond cake with banana cream, ennobled with chocolate icing and whipped cream, its harmonious taste will be appreciated not only by banana lovers.
It is necessary
- For the test:
- - 4 eggs;
- - 250 g butter;
- - a glass of sugar;
- - lemon zest;
- - a tablespoon of milk;
- - 1, 5 glasses of wheat flour;
- - 1/2 cup potato flour;
- - a tablespoon of ground almonds;
- - a tablespoon of cocoa;
- - a teaspoon of baking powder;
- - 1-2 tablespoons of orange (apricot jam)
- For the layer:
- - 2 eggs;
- - 3 bananas;
- - 1/2 cup sugar;
- - 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar;
- - 2 tablespoons of gelatin;
- - lemon juice;
- - 200 g of mascarpone cottage cheese;
- - 100 ml of Creme de Bananes liqueur (vodka)
- For chocolate glaze:
- - 3 tablespoons of water (milk);
- - 3 tablespoons of dark cocoa;
- - 100 g margarine (butter);
- - 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar;
- - 250 ml of whipped cream;
- - 1-2 tablespoons of powdered sugar (condensed milk)
Instructions
Step 1
Mash the butter, sugar and lemon zest into a fluffy mixture. Without interrupting mixing, introduce one egg at a time, then add 2 types of sifted flour, baking powder.
Step 2
Divide the dough into 2 parts. Add ground almonds to one, and cocoa and a tablespoon of milk in the other. Grease a mold measuring 33 * 23 cm with oil.
Step 3
Distribute the dough evenly. Place in a preheated oven, bake for about 20 minutes at 180 ° C. Also bake a cocoa cake.
Step 4
For a layer of cake, soak gelatin in 1/3 cup of boiling water, stir, set aside. Next, grind the yolks with sugar and vanilla sugar.
Step 5
Peel the bananas and chop with a blender or mash very well with a fork. Mix with lemon juice and liqueur (vodka).
Step 6
Add to the yolk mass along with gelatin. Whisk the whites cool, mix with the mascarpone cheese. Add to finish to the mass. Place in the refrigerator for a while.
Step 7
Apply orange (apricot jam) on the light almond layer. Lay out the banana layer, cover with a dark crust. Refrigerate.
Step 8
Prepare your chocolate frosting. Pour water into a saucepan and dissolve the sugar in it (the order in which the individual components are dissolved is important to ensure that the glaze has a beautiful sheen and the individual components do not "stratify".)
Step 9
Then add butter, cut into small pieces, and melt. Remove from heat and add sifted cocoa.
Step 10
Mix vigorously with a mixer until a smooth, shiny glaze is formed. Cool slightly, pour over the cake. Whisk the cream to garnish.
Step 11
At the end of whipping, add powdered sugar to taste or condensed milk. Cut the cake into squares.
Step 12
Draw a vertical scroll on each cube. Sprinkle lightly with chopped almonds on top.
