Lemon Grappa Cake

Name: Lemon Grappa Cake
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 4 Eggs (Gr. M); 125 g + 50 g + 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 packages Vanillin sugar; 100 g flour, 100 g cornstarch; 2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder; 250 g Mascarpone (Italian cream cheese); 500 g Low-fat curd; 3-5 Tbsp Grappa (Italian marc brandy); 7-10 Tbsp grated peel and juice of 1 untreated lemon; 300 g Whipped cream; 1 can(s) (425 ml) Apricots; 1-2 TABLESPOONS chocolate flakes for decoration, baking paper

AUTHOR
Shirley Vincent

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
105 mins

TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 16

4 Eggs (Gr. M)
125 g + 50 g + 1 teaspoon sugar
2 packages Vanillin sugar
100 g flour, 100 g cornstarch
2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder
250 g Mascarpone (Italian cream cheese)
500 g Low-fat curd
3-5 Tbsp Grappa (Italian marc brandy)
7-10 Tbsp grated peel and juice of 1 untreated lemon
300 g Whipped cream
1 can(s) (425 ml) Apricots
1-2 TABLESPOONS chocolate flakes for decoration, baking paper

Directions

1
Line the bottom of a springform pan (26 cm Ø) with baking paper. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites and 4 tbsp. cold water until stiff, adding 125 g sugar and 1 packet of vanilla sugar. Beat the egg yolks separately into the mixture. Sift flour, starch and baking powder into the mixture and fold in. Spread into the mould. Bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: level 2) for 30-35 minutes. Let them cool down
2
Mascarpone, quark, 50 g sugar, 1 packet of vanillin sugar, 2-3 tbsp. grappa, lemon zest and juice, stir until smooth
3
Cut the cake base 2 x horizontally. Sprinkle 2 cake bases with 1-2 tbsp. grappa. Place the edge of the mould around the bottom cake base. Spread half the cream on top. Place 2nd cake base on top. Spread the rest of the cream on it.
4
Put the floor on top. Whip cream and 1 teaspoon sugar until stiff. Pour 1/3 cream into a piping bag with a perforated spout, chill. Spread the rest of the cream on the cake. Chill for about 2 hours.
5
Drain the apricots, cut them fan-like
6
Cover the cake with apricot fans and decorate with cream tuffs and chocolate shavings