Ingredients needed for the top:
- 3 tablespoons of flour
- 8 album
- 250 g of sugar
- 100 g of mac
- 100 g of coconut flakes
- 1 sachet of yeast
- Grated peel of 1 lemon
Ingredients needed for vanilla cream:
- 8 egg yolks
- 4 tablespoons of starch
- 600 ml of milk
- 200 g of sugar
- 300 ml of liquid whipped cream
- 1 sachet of gelatin hydrated in water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients needed for syrup:
- 200 ml of water
- 4 tablespoons of sugar
- Rum essence, to taste
Ingredients needed for decoration:
- 200 g of dark chocolate
- 100 ml of liquid cream
- Preparation method:
- Let’s start from the top: beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add the sugar, continuing to mix until we obtain a hard and shiny meringue.
- In a separate bowl, mix the poppy seeds, flour, coconut flakes and baking powder, then pour this mixture over the meringue and mix gently with a silicone spatula.
- We pour the composition thus obtained into a pan lined with baking paper and place the pan in the preheated oven, over low heat. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top passes the toothpick test.
- For the cream, mix the egg yolks with the starch and sugar, pour in the warm milk and boil the cream until it has the consistency of a pudding. After the cream has cooled a little, add the hydrated gelatine and stir until it dissolves completely. When the cream is cold enough, we also incorporate the whipped cream and mix.
- For the syrup, caramelize the sugar being careful not to burn it, then add the water, boil the syrup until the caramel dissolves, then remove from the heat and add the rum essence. Let the syrup cool completely.
- Assembly: distribute the vanilla cream evenly over the surface of the pan. On top of the cream layer, place the syrup-soaked biscuits, one next to the other.
- Melt the chocolate together with the liquid cream in a bain-marie, mix until the mixture is smooth, then frost the cake evenly.
- We put the cake in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, after which we can portion it.
- Enjoy it with gusto! Enjoy your meal!
- 2 packets of petit beurre biscuits