Every mother deserves to be pampered. And as love and cooking go hand in hand, what better way to please than by concocting a pretty pastry? This Sunday, June 4, we roll up our sleeves, we put on our apron, and we prepare a cake for the most gastronomy moms.
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For pastry novices, baking can be intimidating. However, there is no need to venture into meticulous techniques requiring a variety of equipment to obtain a bluffing result. The layer cake, a multi-tiered cake, seems to be the ideal alternative. If it impresses with its size and its multitude of layers of sponge cake filled with ganache or cream, the few key steps to obtain a striking result are achievable by all.
Thus, for cocoa aficionados moms, we make a chocolate layer cake in which slips a layer of raspberry jam that awakens the taste buds, the whole being covered with a chocolate icing. For moms with a penchant for seasonal fruit, opt for a layer cake inspired by the traditional British strawberry shortcake. Dubbed "Strawberry Naked Cake", this cake consists of an ultra-fluffy sponge cake and a fresh cheese icing, studded with strawberry pieces. A spring, aerial cake that will bluff all mothers with its silhouette and gluttony.
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In pictures
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A watchword: simplicity
Leonardo da Vinci himself declared: "Simplicity is the supreme sophistication". So why not bet on familiar recipes, which are realized in two steps three movements? So we opt for a simple yogurt and chocolate cake. Airy, generous, it is dressed with a layer of icing sugar for an elegant rendering.
To make sure to avoid any mistakes, it is also possible to bet on a cake without baking. Topped with spoon cookies and topped with a generous chocolate icing, the "chocolate frio cake" requires only twenty minutes of preparation. For an even crunchier and decadent result, we opt for the three-ingredient recipe of Lola Rykiel's chocolate cake and cornflakes. Regardless of the recipe selected, one thing remains essential: to please. To your stoves!
