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Flight cake

One of the famous cakes which consists of protein cakes and buttercream. The cake is crispy, very sweet, but for lovers of protein crusts, it is very tasty.

cake of flight

Composition:

batter:

  • peanuts - 130 gr.
  • whites - 170g (from 5 small eggs)
  • sugar - 320 gr.
  • vanilla sugar - 1 sachet

cream:

  • 1 egg yolk
  • milk - 100 ml
  • sugar - 200 gr.
  • butter - 200 gr.
  • brandy - 1 tbsp.
  • cocoa powder - 0,5 tsp.

Preparation of the cake "Flight":

Lightly roast the peanuts in a frying pan or in the oven at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes.

roasted peanuts

Peel and chop the cooked peanuts.

peeled peanuts

chopped peanuts

Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks.

whipped whites

Add the sugar and vanilla sugar and whisk until very thick - about 7-8 minutes.

meringue whites

Set aside 1 full spoonful of the whipped whites in a cornet, and to the remaining whites add the chopped nuts and mix.

meringue with nuts

Set aside 1 full spoonful of the whites and nuts.
Draw 2 circles of 25 cm diameter on the parchment and spread the remaining mixture on the two circles, smoothing it out with a spatula.
From the cornet, place the decorative figures on the parchment on the free space. In the same place, place small pieces of reserved nut mass (when baking, you can determine the readiness of the cakes by breaking a small piece of them, and then make crumbs for sprinkling).

protein crust

meringue figures

Bake the cakes at 100 degrees for 2 hours, then cool.

protein shortcakes

For the cream, mix together the egg yolk and milk.

milk with egg yolk and sugar

Add the sugar, place on the heat, bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and simmer for a few minutes.

milk-yolk mixture

The syrup should thicken.

milk-yolk mixture

Then pour the syrup into a small bowl and cool to room temperature.
Beat the butter with a packet of vanilla sugar into a fluffy mixture.
Add the syrup a little at a time, beating well. At the end add a spoonful of brandy.

whipped butter

Set aside a tablespoon of the cream and mix it with half a teaspoon of cocoa.

buttercream

Spread half of the remaining cream on one cake.
Cover with the second cake, cover the sides and top of the cake with cream, leaving some for decoration.

protein cream cakes

Crumble the nutty meringue pieces that were baked separately into crumbs and sprinkle them over the sides of the cake.

protein crumble

Decorate with chocolate cream.
Decorate the cake with the remaining white cream and meringue figures. Chill for at least one hour in the refrigerator.

protein flight cake

Enjoy!"

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