Colorful cake: the recipe for the delicious and spectacular dessert with cocoa and vanilla
Ingredients
For the basic dough
00 flour
180 gr
Potato starch
70 gr
Eggs at room temperature 3
powdered sugar 150 gr
Soft butter 120 gr
Greek yogurt 110 gr
Back Pulver 16 gr
Vanilla extract or essence 1 teaspoon
For the cocoa dough
Bitter cocoa 18 gr
Greek yogurt 20 ml
You need them too
- Butter for the mold qb
- Flour for the mold qb
Instructions:
The colorful cake is a soft and delicious sideboard dessert, a variation of the marble cake and the two-tone doughnut. To make it, three circles of cocoa dough are spread in a mold and interspersed with two more circles of vanilla dough, which gives a very spectacular effect when cut. Perfect for breakfast , accompanied by a caffe latte, or as a snack , alone or spread with hazelnut cream, it will delight adults and children alike.
Quick and easy to prepare: just mix the softened butter with sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, 00 flour, starch and sifted yeast, then add white yogurt and bitter cocoa to half of the mixture. All you have to do is put it in two piping bags , form concentric circles with alternating colors in a 22 cm diameter cake tin well dusted with butter and flour, then mix them lightly with a wooden toothpick.
Cooking it in a static oven allows us to obtain a soft and fragrant dessert that, once removed from the mold, is left to rest for an hour and then enjoyed in all its splendor even at the end of the meal, accompanied by a cup of espresso or a small glass of liqueur. chocolate .
To obtain an impeccable result, remember to leave the butter and eggs out of the fridge for at least 2 hours before proceeding with the recipe: the former must be soft and creamy, while the latter, at room temperature, integrate better with the rest of the ingredients. ingredients.
If you want, you can customize the dessert and make it even more delicious with a little dark chocolate or chopped dried fruit. You can also flavor it with the grated peel of an organic lemon or orange or replace the vanilla with a vial of almond essence; if it is not intended for children, you can add a spoonful of rum, cognac or any other fragrant liquor of your choice.
If there is anything left over, it can be stored for a maximum of 3 days at room temperature, under a cake tin or wrapped in cling film.
Find out how to prepare the colorful cake by following the step-by-step instructions and advice. If you liked this recipe, also try the zebra cake, the hug donut and the two-tone plum cake.
How to prepare the colorful cake
Step 1
In a large bowl, combine softened butter and sugar1and vanilla extract.
step 2
Process the ingredients with an electric whisk until you get a smooth and well-blended mixture2.
step 3
Add one egg at a time3, incorporating the next only when the previous one has been well absorbed.
Step 4
Continue with the sifted starch, flour and yeast4.
Step 5
Beat again with the electric whisk at medium speed5.
Step 6
Finally add the yoghurt6.
Step 7
Continue mixing with a spatula until you get a thick, foamy mass without lumps7.
Step 8
Now put half of the mixture into a second bowl: add 20 grams of yogurt and the sifted bitter cocoa and mix everything with a spatula8.
Step 9
Fill two piping bags with the vanilla and cocoa mixture9.
Step 10
Grease and flour a 22 cm diameter baking tin and distribute the dough to form 3 concentric circles for the cocoa and 2 for the vanilla10.
Step 11
Once the dough is ready, use a wooden toothpick to form strips from the center of the mold to the edges11.
Step 12
Bake on the middle rack of a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes, then check the doneness with a toothpick test and add another 5 minutes if necessary. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from the tin and place on a wire rack for at least 1 hour.12.