Mimosa Cake with Alchermes and Chocolate Chips
A classic mimosa that we usually find in Italian pastry shops. Made with a classic sponge cake soaked with a mix of alchermes and sugar syrup and then filled in the middle with a layer of pastry cream enriched with chocolate chips and covered with a layer of fresh cream and then topped with crumbled sponge cake, a delight!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 1 Hour
- Portions: 8/10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Mimosa Cake with Alchermes and Chocolate Chips:
- 8 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Half packet baking powder
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 egg
- lemon zest
- lemon flavoring
- 1 tbsp rice starch
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup whipped cream (Sweetened)
- 4 tsp Strega liqueur
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp alchermes
- 3/4 cup sugar syrup
Steps
For the preparation of the Mimosa Cake with Alchermes and Chocolate Chips watch the video HERE.
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Sponge Cake Preparation:
We put the eggs and sugar and beat until light and creamy. Lower the mixer speed and add the baking powder.
add the flour gradually. Pour the mixture into the mold with parchment paper inside, level it, and bake at 350°F for about 40 minutes.
Once cooked and cooled, remove the stuck paper and cut out a disk. Remove the crust and divide it into two equal disks.
Crumble some leftovers and keep them for decoration.
Cream Preparation:
First, bring the milk to a boil with the lemon peel. In a bowl, put the sugar, rice starch, corn starch,
mix. Add the egg and blend. Add the heavy cream (3 1/2 tbsp), boiling milk, and mix.
cook in the microwave until it thickens. Take it out every minute to stir. Once thickened, add the butter,
cover with cling film and let cool. Once cold, add the Strega liqueur and chocolate chips, mix.
Soak Preparation:
Combine the alchermes and the syrup
Assembly:
Place the first sponge cake disk, soak, add the cream,
level it. Add the second disk, soak, and clean the edge if needed.
cover the entire surface with whipped cream (sweetened). Top with crumbled sponge cake. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate for a few hours.
Enjoy your meal!
