If you went to the cinema with your kid to the funny, kind and fascinating cartoon "Despicable Me", then you probably know who the minions are. These tiny, good-natured creatures were loyal helpers to Gryu's wicked ones. Funny, funny and very cute shorties with glasses should be remembered not only by you, but also by your child. And therefore, he will undoubtedly be glad to see such a bright smiling weirdo in the form of a sweet treat at his birthday. Mignon cake will conquer the stomachs and hearts of both children and adults who have come to congratulate your baby. He will create the right mood! True, it’s unlikely to buy it, but it’s expensive to order, and it’s not known whether it will turn out as you intended. Maybe you should take this venture completely into your own hands?
How to cook "Mignon" yourself? After all, this requires not only culinary, but also artistic abilities. Do not worry, the main thing is to approach the process creatively and with love, then everything will surely work out. First you need to decide on the necessary products that will be required to prepare the Mignon cake. The recipe is divided into several parts: biscuit, filling, icing.
To bake a biscuit dough, prepare the following components (the number of ingredients is indicated on 1 cake, so that the cake is higher, do two or three):
- flour - 150 grams;
- butter - 100 grams;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- sugar - 150 grams;
- chocolate - 100 grams.
Separate the whites from the yolks. Pound the last with sugar and whisk until white. Melt the butter and chocolate in a water bath, cool slightly and combine with the yolk mass. Stir in the sifted flour. Cool the whites and beat with a drop of lemon juice or a pinch of salt. Gently inject the protein into the chocolate mixture. Lubricate the biscuit mold (it is better to take a smaller diameter) with oil, pour the dough into it and put in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for half an hour. When the cake is ready, cool it slightly and cut lengthwise into two or three parts. So with each serving of cake. Thus, they should turn out 4-6 to achieve height. Now is the time to do the cream.
Mignon cake does not have any specific cream recipe, because the main thing in it is the appearance of a funny crank in glasses, and the filling is already secondary. Here you can show imagination or rely on your own taste, preferences of the baby, etc. The following types of creams are well suited to this dessert (choose at your discretion):
- thick sour cream - sour cream, sugar, protein (beat everything);
- airy cream - 33 percent cream, sugar, some berries, canned peaches or pineapples;
- with condensed milk - boiled or ordinary condensed milk, butter;
- banana - add banana puree to the cream.
The most important part is what the Mignon cake will be covered with. The coating will be made of mastic. It can be purchased at the store or prepared from the following components:
- marshmallow - 200 grams;
- water - 2 tbsp. l;
- icing sugar - as much as the mass absorbs.
First you need to fill in the marshmallows with water and put in the microwave for 40 seconds. Then mix and add the powder until the mass becomes very thick and plastic (the main thing is not to overdo it). Then wrap the "sweet plasticine" in cling film and put in the freezer for half an hour. Now you can work with it. Divide the entire mass by the number of parts equal to the number of colors used. The main ones will be 4:
- yellow - the body of the minion;
- blue - suit;
- black - boots and gloves, eyeglass frames, hair, pupils;
- white - eyes.
Color them with food colors in the desired shades and give them the desired shape, fortunately, they are very simple.
Fold the cakes on top of each other, layering them with cream. Cover with mastic on top - first the body, then the suit, arms and legs, eyes, glasses, hair and a cap. The festive cake "Mignon" is ready! Your baby will be delighted with such a sweet surprise!