Cakes 

DIY heart-shaped cake. Cake "Biscuit Heart"

Description

Valentine Heart Cake- wonderful pastries in the form of a huge heart made of biscuit-poppy cakes with custard and delicate creamy decor. Such a cake at home can be baked for any occasion, but it is ideal for Valentine's Day, the symbol of which is the heart. A culinary "Valentine" is a simple and at the same time romantic way to congratulate your soul mate on Valentine's Day.

At first glance, it may seem that making a Valentine Heart cake is quite difficult. But, believe me, this is not the case. It is baked easily and relatively quickly, which you will soon see by reading our step by step recipe with a photo, but it looks extremely impressive at the same time. By the way, you can decorate the cake the way you want (not necessarily as difficult as in the photo), because in any case it will turn out to be elegant and appetizing.

Let's start cooking!

Ingredients


  • (8.5 tablespoons)

  • (9 pcs.)

  • (360 g)

  • (300 g)

  • (5 tablespoons)

  • (600 ml)

  • (70 g)

  • (500 ml)

  • Thickener for cream
    (1 package)

  • (4 tablespoons)

  • (1 tsp)

  • (400 g)

  • (4 tablespoons)

Cooking steps

    Let's start by making the cakes. To do this, take 6 eggs and beat them until the volume doubles. After that, add 180 g of granulated sugar and beat for another 2-3 minutes. Sift flour and mix with baking powder, and then combine with egg-sugar mass. Pour in the poppy seeds and stir gently again. In the shape of a heart, bake 3 biscuit-poppy cakes, preheating the oven to 180 degrees. Each cake is baked for about 15 minutes.

    In the meantime, prepare the custard. First, in a refractory container, mix milk with 120 g of granulated sugar, 3 egg yolks, 2 ½ tbsp. l. flour and 2 tbsp. l. starch (better than corn).

    We put the container on the stove or in the microwave and heat the mixture over medium-high heat, stirring regularly.

    The finished cream should thicken well. After that, it can be removed from the stove and cooled, and if there are lumps, it can also be rubbed through a sieve.

    We interrupt the cooled homogeneous custard with a mixer to get the smoothest texture possible.

    Beat the softened butter separately.

    Then we add it to the custard and interrupt all together until splendor.

    Defrost the cherries and combine with the remaining sugar and the remnants of starch diluted with water.

    Boil the mixture until thick and cool.

    Now we collect the cake. To do this, cover each cake with custard, and then sandwich with a cherry mass.

    We interrupt the fatty cream well with icing sugar and a thickener.

    Cover the cake with the resulting mixture.

    We do the same on the sides.

    If you wish, you can set aside some of the creamy mass, add a dye to it (the same cherry juice) and deposit it through a pastry syringe to get a more effective decor.

    Have a nice and romantic tea party!

Valentine's Day is approaching - a wonderful holiday for lovers. How you want to please your loved ones at such a moment with something especially kind and joyful! Cozy Kitchen invites you to bake for a romantic tea party heart shaped cake... The remarkable thing is that its "content" can be anything. Whichever recipe you choose, baked goods will acquire an unusual, solemn "sound".

How to make a heart-shaped cake

Of course, the easiest option is to purchase an appropriate baking dish. On the market, they are presented in a huge variety - and silicone, and detachable, and aluminum with a non-stick coating. But today the culinary site site will tell you how to make a "Heart" cake without a shape. There are two very simple ways to do this.

Method one: a small cake "Heart" without a shape

The size will depend on the diameter of the standard round baking dish you are using. You can also use a square or rectangular container, which is available.


Method two: how to make a large heart-shaped cake

As in the first case, any recipe for baking will do. The dough can be shortbread, biscuit, meringue. What matters is that already finished product we can give the desired shape using a little ingenuity and knowledge of geometry.

So, you need to bake two cakes: one is round, the second is square or rectangular (from which a square will later be made).

When the finished cakes have cooled down, we begin to work magic:


That's it, the cake "Heart" without a shape is almost ready! It remains to cover it with cream, decorate at your discretion - and you can start drinking tea! Its size turns out to be quite impressive, so it will be enough not only for two lovers, but also for a large family.

Note that it is most reliable to collect such a cake directly on the dish on which you will serve it to the table. Before starting work, line the plate with sheets of paper, pushing them slightly under the edges of the cake. When the decoration is complete, the paper will be easy to remove and the dishes will remain clean.

Perhaps now you will ask the question: “Okay, how to make a cake in the shape of a heart, now it is clear. But what if the height of the cakes is different? " Believe me, this is not a problem at all! We invite you to watch a video where a heart-shaped cake is being prepared by the wonderful master Olga Matvey. She explains in great detail and shows, including how to align the cakes in height.

We are sure that now you can easily make a heart-shaped cake with your own hands and you can surprise your loved ones not only with delicious, but also unusually beautiful pastries.

Cake "Heart" - a great idea of ​​a sweet valentine on Valentine's Day, and great dessert for a romantic dinner or any occasion. It is dominated by the most delicate mousse with a rich raspberry flavor and a pleasant pink color, and a thin biscuit cake is used as the base. The surface of the cake is filled with raspberry jelly, due to which the "Heart" becomes bright and rich, with a perfectly smooth glossy surface.

If desired, you can use berries, mint leaves, confectionery figures, etc. for decoration. But even without decor, this dessert looks elegant and spectacular! We stock up on groceries according to the list, find a suitable shape and prepare the “Heart” cake with our own hands!

Ingredients:

For biscuit:

  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • flour - 50 g;
  • sugar - 65 g;
  • butter - 10 g;
  • vanilla sugar- sachet (8-10 g).

For impregnation:

  • water - 30 ml;
  • sugar - 1 tsp.

For mousse:

  • raspberries (frozen or fresh) - 600 g;
  • sugar - 150 g;
  • cream 30-35% - 400 ml;
  • lemon juice - 1 tbsp. spoon;
  • powder gelatin - 15 g.

For registration:

  • raspberry cake jelly - 1-2 sachets.

Cake "Heart" do-it-yourself recipe

  1. We send eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar to a bowl. Using a mixer, beat until the grains dissolve and a very fluffy thick mass is obtained (about 5-7 minutes).
  2. Sift the flour and add it to the eggs in 2 doses. Stir in with a spatula from bottom to top until a homogeneous texture is formed.
  3. Melt the butter, cool it and pour it along the wall into a bowl.
  4. Knead the dough from bottom to top until smooth and distribute it inside a heart-shaped baking container (for convenience, pre-lay the bottom with parchment). In our example, a split form with dimensions of 24x24x6.5 cm is used.
  5. We bake a thin biscuit cake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes (until a dry match). Cool it down.

    Raspberry mousse for "Heart" cake

  6. Fill the raspberries with sugar, pour in lemon juice... We keep the mixture on low heat, stirring.
  7. When the raspberries have softened and let the juice out, take a crush and crush the berries.
  8. Bring the raspberry mass to a boil, then cook over low heat for 7-8 minutes.
  9. After removing from heat, pass the raspberries through a fine sieve. We try to squeeze out all the raspberry juice to the maximum - carefully grind the mass, pressing with a spoon. The berry mass remaining on the sieve is not required in the recipe; if desired, it can be used to cook compote.
  10. Pour the chilled cream into a deep bowl, beat until thickened. We start at a low speed, gradually increasing the RPM.
  11. Combine the cream and completely cooled raspberry juice. Knead until the creamy mass is evenly colored.
  12. Pour gelatin with 100 ml of cold, pre-boiled water. We leave it to swell (we look at the packaging for the time).
  13. Then we warm up the swollen gelatinous mass until the powder dissolves (do not boil!). After cooling down, add in a thin stream to the creamy raspberry mixture, stirring continuously with a mixer.

    How to shape a heart-shaped cake

  14. We wash the baking dish and wipe it dry. We lay the bottom with a clean sheet of parchment, and then lay out the cake. Lightly pour with impregnation (dissolve sugar in hot water, cool).
  15. Pour the resulting creamy raspberry mass onto biscuit layer... We level the surface and put the dessert in the refrigerator until the mousse hardens.
  16. Prepare raspberry jelly for the cake according to the instructions, pour it onto the frozen mousse layer. Put the "Heart" cake in the refrigerator again.
  17. When the jelly is completely solidified, warm up the side with a hairdryer and unfasten the form. Using this method, the edges of the cake will be as even as possible, but if you wish, you can use the standard method - gently draw along the sides with a thin knife. We shift the raspberry dessert to the dish, add berries if desired or decorate in any other way.
  18. Delicious and spectacular Heart cake is ready!

Bon Appetit!

You can originally congratulate loved ones on the holiday or cheer them up on an ordinary day, not only with gifts, but also delicious dessert... Heart cake - perfect option for this. Sweet tooth will appreciate such a surprise with special delight., to whom only serve such delicacies.

Heart mousse cake

The most delicate mousse cake will conquer with its lightness and airiness. It can be served with tea and coffee drinks.

You will need:

  • granulated sugar - 175 g;
  • five eggs;
  • one pinch of salt;
  • almond flour - 125 g;
  • wheat flour - 20 g;
  • butter - 20 g;
  • raspberry puree - 150 g;
  • cream (33% fat) - 750 ml;
  • gelatin - 24 g;
  • berry platter;
  • chocolate - 200 g;
  • milk - 300 ml.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Whisk almond flour, three eggs and 125 g granulated sugar until a firm foam. Beat 2 egg whites separately with salt.
  2. Combine the finished masses, mix with both types of flour and melted butter.
  3. Put the mass on a 1 cm thick baking sheet and put in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 ℃.
  4. Cut out two hearts from the cake.
  5. Boil raspberry puree and sugar. Add 8 g of gelatin to the mixture.
  6. Whisk the cream in a separate bowl and pour it into the cooled puree.
  7. Lay out a biscuit heart, a part of raspberry puree and berries on the mold. We send to a cold place.
  8. Put the second heart on the frozen blank, fill it with mousse, berries and cool it again.
  9. Mix hot milk, melted chocolate and 16 g of gelatin.
  10. On cooling, add 600 ml of cream.
  11. Expanding the form, fill in the frozen base. chocolate mousse... We send in the cold.

Creamy dessert for lovers

The most mouth-watering delicacy is a handmade one. Making a cream cake is not difficult at all if you follow the proportions carefully.

You will need:

  • four eggs;
  • granulated sugar - 100 g;
  • almonds - 100 g;
  • milk - 300 ml;
  • wheat flour - 30 g;
  • icing sugar - 70 g;
  • cocoa - 5 g;
  • vegetable oil - 10 ml;
  • butter - 100 g;
  • pudding - 18 g;
  • chocolate - 50 g.

How did the cake appear

Calling cake the king of all dishes, we hit the target. Each of us, being present at the festive table, looks forward to the culmination in treats - dessert, saving a place for it in our tummy. With an emphasis on culinary dictionaries, information about the origin of cakes pops up, but it is amusingly divided into many interesting theories:

  • Historians attribute the origin of the word cake to the XIII century, and the Egyptians are considered the first confectioners, who baked bread sweetened with honey with the addition of nuts or dried fruits in the distant past.
  • There are also legends about sweet Italian pies as the "ancestors" of modern cakes, and such a well-known proverb "They don't argue about tastes" is interpreted in Italian as "They don't argue about cakes."
  • The East can also be considered the founder of the kings of all dishes, with enchanting aromatic sweets using milk, honey and sesame seeds, reminiscent of modern cakes in their shapes.

Theories are theories, but you can't argue with facts. Based on the confirmed information about French pastry chefs, who with 100% certainty can be called the founders of the world fashion for desserts, it is France that will be considered the main country of all cakes, such as biscuit, meringue, etc. festive table at present, it may be in Russia, but since ancient times in Russia it was customary to serve only sweet and beautifully decorated pies for the celebration.

Time passed ... Our bakers borrowed world famous recipes, supplemented them with their own variations, thereby transforming pies into birthday cakes various shapes and symbols. For several years now, heart-shaped cakes have been especially popular, photos of which have flashed on the pages of culinary blogs on the World Wide Web. We decided to keep up with fashion and create this sweet miracle, putting all our love for the confectionery business into it and at the same time tell the readers of KhozOboz how to bake a heart cake.

Ingredients for the cake

On cakes:

  • Butter (rustic) - 150 grams
  • Eggs - 3 pcs.
  • Sugar - about a glass
  • Baking dough - 3 grams
  • Flower honey - 50 grams
  • Flour - a little more than a glass

For impregnation:

  • Flower honey - 1 tsp
  • Water - 0.5 cups
  • Sugar - 1/3 cup

For stuffing:

  • Sour cream - 150 grams
  • Nuts (hazelnuts or almonds) - 200 grams
  • Condensed milk (boiled) - 0.5 cans

For decor:

  • Dark chocolate - 1 bar
  • White chocolate - 1 bar
  • Wafer decorations - 0.5 boxes

DIY heart cake

  1. Let's prepare three containers, one of which (with water) will boil on the stove, creating a steam bath for the second, and the third will serve for mixing eggs with sugar, we will deal with them at the initial stage.
  2. Beat with a blender or mixer until foamy, for a fairly long time.

  3. Add honey to the second bowl to the grated butter.

  4. Melt the contents in a steam bath with stirring, adding a baking powder.

  5. Mix the egg mixture with honey and cool.

  6. We supplement our future dough with sifted flour, so that the composition is definitely liquid, for ease of use with our silicone mold.

  7. Fill in half of the mold, leaving a little more dough for another crust, which, if possible, should be baked at a lower temperature and not browned too much.

  8. We bake the first crust for no more than 20 minutes at 180 ° C, checking the readiness (the dough does not stick) with a match or a knife, piercing the surface.

  9. We cut the baking into two parts, trying to do this in the middle, and as another semi-finished product is prepared, into two more. In total, 4 pieces are obtained, of which we will make one wider, for use as: the main bottom layer.

  10. In a steam bath, dissolve honey and sugar in water - you get an excellent impregnation for cake layers. Very soon, the heart-shaped cake will take on its usual shape, but for now these are individual curly hearts that need (optionally), in our opinion, soaking with honey-sugar syrup.

  11. While our 4 halves are saturated sweet water, with which we supplied them lightly, we will tackle a cream for sandwich cakes. Combine and beat with a mixer part of the sour cream with condensed milk so that the second ingredient is slightly larger. At the end, we put it in the refrigerator.

  12. Nuts for sprinkling the sides and cakes also need to be prepared and for this we will crush them in a blender, but the main thing is not to overdo it, so as not to get a crumb. We will try to save the tiny pieces of walnut.

  13. Practicing sweet cake decor is a fun moment. In this recipe, chocolate will be used, which must be melted in a steam bath and the first test subject is white chocolate, which we will try to convert into a bow.

  14. Apply the sticky melted mixture with a brush or spoon onto the pre-prepared stencils from a dense file, being careful not to go over the edges. We got one large blank (ribbon) and 5-6 small ones (bow petals). The size can be varied at your discretion. We fix the edges of the smaller figures with clothespins and put them in freezer.

  15. After 30 minutes, it will be possible to easily remove the template itself, but this must be done immediately before applying the decor to the surface of the heart-shaped cake, the photo is attached only for clarity. It must be remembered that chocolate quickly conceals in warm hands.

  16. The process of applying the cream to the cakes is quite quick, even using a regular spoon, but you can not be lazy and squeeze the filling out of the bag, thereby evenly distributing it into the grooves of the slices. Grease the lower part of the heart with sour cream and leave it in the room for 30 minutes.

  17. Sprinkle the crust soaked in sour cream with nuts.

  18. Apply a thickened cream and a second layer of hazelnut. Lubricate the third cake similarly to the second.

  19. We close our sweet "hamburger" with the upper half, treating the sides with the remaining cream. We put it in the refrigerator in order to cool.

  20. The heart cake is getting closer and closer to the end and putting nut crushed in the places of the cream filling and we can say that the main and complex part is already behind.

  21. Melt dark chocolate on the steam bath that you love in this recipe. It is very convenient to break the tiles into squares.

  22. As the chocolate turns into a liquid state, you need to add a little butter but don't overdo it. The icing with which we will cover the heart cake, according to the idea, after cooling should acquire a matte shade and remain so until serving.

  23. We distribute liquid chocolate over the entire surface of the heart so that the droplets flow onto the walls, and for convenience we use a bag with a hole. We put it in a cool place for 30 minutes.

  24. The culmination of the process of making a heart-shaped cake, a photo of which is presented in large numbers in this recipe, will be considered a bow from white chocolate... It is eaten with great pleasure by your little and "adult" children. Carefully remove the file from the frozen shapes one by one and quickly place the decor on top of the chocolate glaze.

  25. We complete the decoration with a waffle flower and hearts. Ready cake store in a cool place until serving.

  26. A master class on how to bake a heart cake, and indeed any other cake - for a home pastry chef, can be considered the highest "aerobatics" of culinary abilities, cooking really takes a lot of time and effort, but all the difficulties remained in the process and now only pride in the beauty of the resulting sweet treats overwhelm the author.

  27. The purpose of the cake is kept secret by the hostess, but if she gets the most tasty morsel with a rose, in addition to her beloved coffee drink, then there will probably be no limit to joy and happiness.

Modern trends in confectionery fashion dictate such a diverse combination of cakes, creams and decorations that all that remains is to give free rein to imagination and create, create, create ...

  • If we used honey cakes for making a cake in the shape of a heart, this does not mean at all that biscuit dough wouldn't fit. The biscuit goes well with chocolate icing, which means, as an option for variety in the recipe, it would fit perfectly.
  • Light cream instead of condensed cream would make the cake lighter. We will definitely implement these experiments some other time. Now we have just such a cake, very high-calorie, but the most delicious!

The benefits of cake

You don't have to worry about the extra calories of truly high-calorie baked goods with chocolate icing. A good mood and a charge of vivacity from a delicacy can hardly be compared with exhausting hunger strikes, which will not bring anything good to the nervous system. Sweet tooths are the funniest people in the world, so let's and we will always smile, especially since we want this with the onset of spring!