A child’s birthday is an extremely important event. My little Aleksandra is now a huge fan of Numberblocks, which is slowly gaining popularity in the world, so I decided to decorate this cake with a theme of these cute characters. The appearance of the cake is important, but the taste is more important, and a mixture of butterscotch, raspberries and a slightly sweet cream with a fluffy sponge cake is a recipe for a wonderful birthday cake 🙂
Sponge cake (20-21cm springform cake tin):
Ingredients:
7 large eggs
1 cup of plain wheat flour
1/3 cup of potato flour
1 cup of sugar
1 full tablespoon of vanilla sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons of cold water
Procedure:
Separate the yolks from the egg whites. Place the egg whites in a bowl and mix until they form a light foam. While mixing at the highest speed of the mixer, start adding a spoonful of sugar (each next spoon should be added only when the previously added portion is completely dissolved). Add the yolks one by one into the beaten foam, and finally pour in the water. Sift in both flours and baking powder through a sieve and add a spoonful into the egg mass. It should also be done very gently or beat at a low speed so that the previously beaten egg does not lose its fluffiness. Line the bottom of a 2 springform pan with a diameter of 20-21 cm with a baking paper and divide the dough into it. Place into the oven preheated to 170ºC and bake for about 30 minutes or until the toothpick inserted is dry. Allow to cool.
Frosting:
Ingredients:
1.5 l of cream 36%
250 g of mascarpone cheese
3 fix creams
16 g of vanilla sugar
powdered sugar to taste
500 fresh raspberries (you can also use frozen)
9 tablespoons butterscotch sauce
6 tablespoons of strawberry jam
Procedure:
Pour the heavily chilled cream into a metal bowl, add the mascarpone and mix. Add sugar and fix creams while whipping. Whip until stiff whipped cream is obtained. Divide the whipped cream into four parts. Refrigerate for an hour to thicken. By this time, cut both cakes into two parts. Place the first layer of cake into the cake board. Spread 3 tablespoons of the butterscotch and 2 tablespoons of strawberry jam. Add some raspberries and one part of the whipped cream. Repeat for the second and third layer then cover with a fourth layer on top. Spread the left whipped cream on top and sides of the cake. Decorate the cake with the fondant numberblocks character 🙂
Enjoy!
