Valentines Dessert
Airy sponge cake combined with fragrant jam and crispy meringue! It looks beautiful and tastes delicious. The recipe is for 6-10 pieces.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 2 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- eggs and yolk 2
- sugar 150 g
- flour 150 g
- egg white 1
- sugar 50 g
- jam
Instructions
Preparing the Sponge Cake
Step 1 of 10
Beat 2 eggs and a yolk together with sugar.
Step 2 of 10
Stir in the flour carefully.
Step 3 of 10
Prepare a baking pan (size 20×30 cm) by greasing it with oil or lining it with parchment paper. Transfer the batter. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 15–20 minutes.
Preparing the Meringue
Step 4 of 10
Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy.
Step 5 of 10
Add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Step 6 of 10
Draw heart outlines on parchment paper using a stencil or a cookie cutter.
Step 7 of 10
Transfer the egg white mixture into a pastry syringe (or use a bag with a cut corner). Carefully fill the heart shapes. Place in the oven. Dry at 100 degrees for 45–50 minutes.
Step 8 of 10
Cut hearts out of the cooled sponge cake using the same cutter or stencil.
Step 9 of 10
If desired, slice the pieces horizontally and soak them (with cream, jam, or syrup). Spread with jam.
Step 10 of 10
Place a meringue heart on top.