Nothing invigorates and cheers up in the early morning like a cup of strong coffee. But for a healthy diet you need breakfast. Therefore, a piece of homemade biscuit will serve as an excellent addition to an invigorating drink. This type of baking has always been considered the most delicious dessert. On the basis of biscuit cakes, you can cook cakes, pastries and other confectionery.
The recipe for a classic biscuit
To cook delicious biscuit cakes according to the classic recipe, you will need:
- Egg - 6 pcs.
- Flour - 130 gr.
- Sugar - 180 gr.
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
- Salt - a pinch
- Oil for lubricating the mold.
Cooking process
A very important point in baking a biscuit is to beat the eggs correctly. To make the biscuit cakes airy, when preparing the dough, it is necessary to separate the proteins from the yolks. Rub the latter with half sugar until a homogeneous mass is obtained, which should turn white. Beat the proteins separately at medium speed until a thick foam is formed. Then increase the power of the mixer and, continuing to beat, pour sugar into the bowl with a thin stream. Put the finished mass in a container with yolks and mix gently from the bottom up so that the proteins do not fall.
Then gently mix the sifted flour into the dough, add salt and vanilla. Stir everything until smooth and pour into a baking dish , oiled or covered with baking paper. Put in the oven, heated to a temperature of 160 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes. Readiness to check with a wooden stick or a toothpick, for this, pierce the finished cake - if the stick is dry and dough does not pour on it, the biscuit is ready. Remove the mold from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Then carefully lay the cake on a towel or wire rack and leave to cool.
Biscuit impregnation
Baking is ready, but there is more to it. How to soak biscuit cakes? To do this, you can use any liquid marmalade, berry syrup or fruit juice. You can also make simple sugar syrup. To do this, bring to a boil water and sugar in a ratio of 1.5: 1 and cool. Cold syrup can be flavored with vanilla, cognac, wine or coffee. Cut the cake into two or three parts, soak in the finished syrup and leave to insist for several hours, you can overnight. There is another option - beat the sour cream with sugar until the latter is dissolved or use powdered sugar. Soak the cake with this liquid cream. It turns out a very pleasant creamy taste.
Shop sponge cake
Not everyone has enough time to make homemade cakes, and some just don’t like to do this. There are situations when you need to set the table in 30 minutes to meet guests. In such cases, the biscuit cakes bought in the store will be a worthy alternative to homemade biscuit. The finished biscuit does not need to be soaked in syrup, this is already done by the manufacturer. It only remains to fill it with filling and garnish with cream or whipped cream. As a filling, you can use jam, boiled condensed milk, nuts, berries and fruits. For decoration, you can also choose beautifully
sliced fruits, berries and grated chocolate. Ready-made biscuit cakes are sold in various shapes. You can purchase square or rectangular for making cakes. And round biscuit
cakes for the cake will be just right.