Lemon poppy cake

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Portions

19 hours

Cooking time

About recipe

Refreshing, gentle cake with a lemon aftertaste. The combination of lemon and poppy is a great confectionery invention. They perfectly match each other's tastes. To prepare the cake, always prepare the biscuit in advance. This can be done 2-4 days before collection. Biscuit need to rest in the refrigerator. During this time, the moisture in it will be distributed evenly. When cut, it will crumble less and will be cut thinner.

Purpose: Pies and cakes

Recipes by ingredients: # Milk products / # Fruit / # Flour

Required ingredients::
Eggs

5 pcs
Sugar

250 grams (150 grams
Flour

150 grams
Soda

1/3 teaspoon
Poppy

4 tablespoons
Yolk

3 pcs
Lemon

1 pc
Butter

60 grams
Starch

1 tablespoon
Cream

600 grams (33~35% fat content)
Creamy cottage cheese

600 grams
Icing sugar

6 tablespoons

How to make
1. Prepare the ingredients.
2. To prepare the biscuit, mix the eggs with sugar and start whipping, gradually increasing the power of the blender to the maximum. Beat until a fluffy light mass is obtained.
3. Gradually add the sifted flour and soda to the eggs. Stir with your hands with a whisk so that the mixture remains fluffy.
4. Then stir in the poppy seeds.
5. Pour the dough into a baking sheet (18-22 cm in diameter) and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40-60 minutes. Follow your oven.
6. After cooking, the biscuit will slightly increase in size and will become golden brown in color. Remove it from the oven. Cool slightly, then remove from the mold. When the biscuit has completely cooled, wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for the night. He will rest and cut better.
7. To make a lemon cream, squeeze the lemon juice.
8. Remove the lemon zest and pour in the juice. Then add sugar and starch. Stir and put on the fire. While stirring, bring to a boil. The mass will begin to thicken.
9. Gradually pour the mixture into a bowl with yolks. Mix everything at once so that the yolks do not overcook.
10. Heat again on the fire and bring to a boil again. Stir constantly so that nothing burns.
11. When it boils, remove the pot from the heat and add the butter. It will dissolve. Immediately add it to the cream.
12. Cover with cling film and cool completely.
13. Lets start collecting the cake. Cut the biscuit into 3 layers.
14. Mix 300 grams of cream, 300 grams of creamy cottage cheese and 3-4 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Whip everything into a thick cream.
15. Biscuits can be soaked in sugar syrup or water. Put the first layer of biscuit and coat it with cream, forming small sides on the sides. Then add lemon cream.
16. So collect the cake. To remain evenly, you can wrap it in acetate film and tighten it into a pastry ring. Put the cake in the refrigerator for several hours until it soaks and hardens.
17. For external cladding use the same cream. Smooth the top and sides of the cake. Decorate the cake to your liking.
18. Delicious and aromatic lemon-poppy cake is ready!
19. Delicious!

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Source: povar.ru