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DESSERT
CAKES
Introduction 7
Tools and materials 8
Timing 10
Filling and coating 11
Basic cakes
Before you start baking 110
Adjusting recipes 111
Chocolate mud 112
Butter 114
Apple crumble 116
Coconut meringue 118
Enjoy the best of two worlds in one irresistible offering Projects Chocolate fudge 120
Salted caramel 122
Salted caramel 16 Malva 124
Strawberries and cream 21 Almond sponge (joconde) 126
Lemon meringue 25
Caramel peppermint 28
Fillings
Mock opera 31
Apple crumble 35 Sugar syrup 128
Almond 38 Chocolate ganache 130
Chocolate mousse 42 Curd 132
Milk tart 46 Fruit preserve 133
Tiramisu 49 Chocolate mousse 135
Crème brûlée 52 Condensed milk custard 137
Pineapple cheesecake 56 Traditional custard 139
Lime and coconut 60 Uncooked caramel 141
Lemon and raspberry 64 Lemon condensed milk 142
Passionfruit 68
Apricot and coconut meringue 71
Fillings or coat ings
Hazelnut 74
White and purple forest cake 77 Salted caramel ganache 143
Trifle 81 Meringue buttercream 144
Malva 86 Traditional buttercream icing 146
Peach melba 90 Cream cheese icing 148
Nougat 94
Chai tea 98
Coatings
Pavlova 102
Mint choc chip 105 Chocolate ganache 149
Chocolate glaze 151
Almond brittle
This is a sweet and crunchy almond 99 50 g (½ cup/1¾ oz) flaked or slivered almonds
brittle and totally addictive. Spread the 99 A large pinch of course ground sea salt or Maldon salt
brittle with melted chocolate while it is 99 115 g (½ cup/4 oz) salted butter or baking margarine
still warm for an even more decadent 99 125 g (2/3 cup/4½ oz) white sugar
treat. Makes 1 tray of almond brittle 99 15 ml (1 T) liquid glucose or golden syrup (light corn syrup)
pieces or 290 g (10¼ oz). (buy glucose at your pharmacy)
99 15 ml (1 T) water
1. Put the almonds in a microwave-safe bowl and heat at full power stirring at
Tip 30-second intervals until the almonds are lightly browned. Add the course
Use any nuts of your choice ground sea salt or Maldon salt.
instead of the flaked almonds. 2. Line a baking tray (sheet) with non-stick baking paper and spray with
Almond brittle will keep for a non-stick cooking spray. Set another piece of non-stick baking paper aside.
week in an airtight container at
3. In a small, heavy saucepan or a non-stick saucepan, combine butter, sugar,
room temperature placed in single
liquid glucose or golden syrup and water. Cook over medium high heat,
layers on non-stick baking paper.
stirring constantly, until the mixture boils. Boil without stirring to hard crack
stage or 150 °C (300 °F) on a sugar thermometer or until the mixture has a
dark brown caramel colour.
4. Remove from the heat and working quickly, stir in the toasted almonds and
salt and pour the mixture into the lined baking tray.
5. Place the second piece of non-stick baking paper on top of the almond
mixture and roll it into a thin layer with a rolling pin. If you prefer, spread
the mixture with a non-stick spatula.
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1. the palette knife instead of making a ruffle and if the chocolate has set too
hard it will make splinters instead of a ruffle. Keep a dry cloth handy to
clean the palette knife in between making ruffles.
2. Scrape the leftover chocolate off your work surface to re-melt for making
more ruffles.
3. Place the finished ruffles on the baking tray to cool and harden.
You could put the tray in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to cool the ruffles
more quickly.
4. Place a piece of non-stick baking paper on a side plate and pour some of the
leftover chocolate in the centre of the paper.
5. Place ruffles in a circle on the outside edge of the side plate on top of the
melted chocolate.
6. Place more ruffles in the centre, on top of the previous row of ruffles and
attach them with more melted chocolate. Continue placing ruffles in a circle
and in the centre of the flower until you are satisfied with the appearance.
7. Put the side plate with the flower in a refrigerator for 10 minutes to set. Tip
8. Remove the paper from the bottom of the flower and place the flower The chocolate ruffle flower
on top of your cake and decorate the centre of the flower with a freshly can be made up to two
chopped strawberry. weeks ahead and stored in
an airtight container in a cool
dark cupboard.
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Chocolate mousse cake
Rich and creamy layers of dark chocolate mousse fill this dessert cake Makes ±12-16 slices
which is encased in an almond sponge collar. Grated chocolate and
fresh berries complete the decoration.
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1. In a large bowl, whisk the egg white with a handheld electric beater or
standing mixer on medium speed to soft peak stage and then slowly pour
the hot liquid in a stream into the bowl while whisking continuously.
2. Whisk for another 5-7 minutes until the mixture has cooled slightly and has
thickened. It should still be soft enough to pipe or spread out. As the mixture
cools it will start to set.
3. Spoon half the mixture into a large zip-lock or a disposable piping bag and
cut a small hole of about 1 cm (½ in.) into one tip.
4. Pipe two sets of lines of about 4 cm (12/3 in.) wide like a big M up and down
against each other, staying inside the lines drawn on the paper.
5. When one tray is full, quickly pour some of the sprinkle-mixture over the
marshmallows while the surface is still sticky.
6. If the rest of the marshmallow mixture in the bowl has started to set,
microwave it on high for 10-20 seconds to soften and spoon it into the bag.
Pipe more lines up and down until all of the mixture has been used and
sprinkle with the remaining sprinkle mixture.
7. If you do not want to pipe the marshmallow mixture, you could pour it onto
a lined tray and smooth it with a non-stick spatula. Sprinkle with the sprinkle
mixture and when it has set, cut it into blocks with an oiled knife. Arrange
the blocks around the sides of your cake.
8. Set the marshmallows aside for ±6 hours or overnight to set and dry out
slightly. Dip your fingers into the icing sugar and cornflour mixture when
lifting the marshmallows off the paper. Tip
9. Use the marshmallows to decorate the sides of your cake. The sprinkled marshmallows can
be made up to one week ahead.
To store the marshmallows, sift a
mixture of icing (confectioner’s)
sugar and cornflour (cornstarch)
Make the complete cake over non-stick baking paper in
an airtight container and put
the marshmallows on the icing
99 2 Round 17.5 cm (7 in.) layers of plain butter cake (recipe p. 114) or plain
sugar mixture.
chocolate mud cake (recipe p. 112)
99 1 Round 17.5 cm (7 in.) cake board or cardboard wrapped in foil or
cling wrap
99 1 Round serving plate or cake stand
99 60 ml (¼ cup/2¼ fl oz) Liqueur-flavoured sugar syrup (recipe p. 128) made
with cherry or Kirsch liqueur or use the drained juice from a can of cherries
for an alcohol-free, less-sweet syrup
99 ½ Batch cherry fruit preserve (recipe p. 133) (I used canned black cherries in
my fruit preserve)
99 1½ Batches cherry meringue buttercream (p. 144) or cherry traditional
buttercream (p. 146)
99 Sprinkled marshmallows made according to directions above
99 Fresh, canned, glacé or maraschino cherries
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Chai tea cake
This dessert cake is filled with tea-infused layers of creamy custard and Makes ±8-12 slices
decorated with spiced nuts.
Spiced nuts
Use purchased spiced nuts or make 99 For this project I used 105 g (¾ cup/3¾ oz) pistachios and 105 g
your own. (¾ cup/3¾ oz) mixed nuts.
Put the nuts into two separate microwave-safe bowls. Add 30 g (2 T/1 oz) salted
butter together with 1.25 ml (¼ t) each cinnamon powder and mixed spice to
each bowl. Microwave each bowl separately on high for 3-4 minutes, stirring at
1-minute intervals. Let the nuts cool down before using them on your cake.
1. Cut a template for the collar from non-stick baking paper as wide and long as
your cake, e.g. 10 x 50 cm (4 x 20 in.). Place the template on your work bench.
2. Pour the chopped pistachios and the chopped mixed nuts in two distinct
parallel lines along the length of the paper template, covering the entire
surface of the paper.
3. Hold the cake in both hands and carefully roll the sides in the nuts, lifting
the cake if necessary until the sides are completely covered.
4. Coat the top of the cake with the remaining buttercream coating, spreading
it on with a palette knife.
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KATRIEN’S DESSERT CAKES
Enjoy the best of two worlds in one irresistible offering
Katrien van Zyl
With this book the author tempts you to make scrumptious cakes with
193 x 260 mm
gourmet flavours for everyday dessert. Most of the cakes have traditional
160 pp
dessert flavours and will be ideal to serve as an after-dinner treat or even
Softcover
for afternoon tea. The cake, filling and coating recipes can be mixed and
RRP: R220.00
ISBN 978-1-928201-37-3
matched to create a different taste combination every time you bake.
Publication date: May 2015
The book features 25 dessert cake projects from start to finish, showing
Available in Afrikaans: Katrien se nageregkoeke
you step by step how to create your own mouth-watering desserts. Also
ISBN 978-1-928201-38-0
included are accompanying cupcakes for each recipe should you prefer a
mini version served in individual portions. Everything can be made days or
weeks in advance and kept refrigerated or frozen so that you have plenty of
time to assemble the final product.
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