Cake filled with sweet egg cream and strawberries

⏱️ 1h 10m 👥 14 servings 📊 Hard
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Cake filled with sweet egg cream and strawberries
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Going to have a party and want to prepare a delicious cake with excellent presentation? We have the perfect cake for you! A very pleasant cake filled with egg yolk sweet and strawberries!

📝 Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 150 grams (2/3 cup) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Zest of one lemon
  • 125 grams (4 1/2 ounces) pineapple yogurt
  • 100 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
  • 100 ml (1/2 cup) milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg
  • A lemon zest
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 250 grams (8 3/4 ounces) strawberries

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1For the cake: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a round cake pan (25 x 6 centimeters (9 3/4 x 2 1/3 inches)) with margarine and dust with some flour.
  2. 2Separate the yolks from the whites. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and store in the fridge.
  3. 3In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the egg yolks, sugar and lemon zest until obtain a creamy mixture. Add the honey, the yogurt and mix for 2 to 3 minutes to incorporate. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until obtain a homogeneous and creamy mixture. Finally, fold gently with a spatula the beaten egg whites.
  4. 4Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
  5. 5Remove from oven, unmold onto a plate and let cool completely.
  6. 6For the filling: In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the whole egg; set aside.
  7. 7Heat over low heat a saucepan with milk, sugar, lemon peel and cinnamon stick. Stir with a spoon and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool a little.
  8. 8Add the eggs mixture stirring constantly. Place the pan back over low heat and stir with a spoon until obtain a quite creamy and homogeneous mixture.
  9. 9Wash, remove the stem from the strawberries and cut into slices.
  10. 10Slice the cake in half with a long knife and fill with the cream and the strawberries slices. Cover with the top slice of the cake and serve (store the cake in the fridge).

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Pedro Barbosa on foodfromportugal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.