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Recipe Dark mascarpone cake – Italian Cuisine

Ingredients For the cake

250 g mascarpone
200 g dark chocolate 65-70%
70 g icing sugar
40 g flour
4 pcs eggs
salt
butter

Ingredients For the garnish

100 g dark chocolate
50 g butter

Duration: 45 min

Level: Easy

Dose: 6 people

For the recipe of the mascarpone fondant cake, melt the chocolate (in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven) and let it cool; work the mascarpone with the whisk to make it creamy, then add the chocolate, then the icing sugar, a pinch of salt and the eggs, mixing them completely one at a time; finally add the flour. Transfer the mixture into a buttered mold (ø 20 cm) and cook in a ventilated oven at 160 ° C for about 25 minutes.
FOR THE GASKET: Melt the butter with the chocolate in a bain-marie or in the microwave; mix the mixture, wait for it to set and spread it on the cake. Complete to taste with figs and almonds. To know The goodness of this cake is in chocolate: choose it of high quality.

Apple and bread cake – Italian Cuisine

First clean the apples, cut them into thin slices and sprinkle them with lemon juice.

Combine in a bowl, add sugar, almonds, cinnamon and lemon peel and stir.

Place a first layer of bread slices on the bottom of the baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
Add a layer of apple slices and sprinkle with a part of the sugar mixture.
Then proceed with a second layer of bread, apples and sugar (if ingredients are left over, you can also proceed with a third layer, as long as you finish at least 1 cm from the edge of the pan).

Beat eggs and milk in a bowl and pour onto the cake evenly.
Rest for a few minutes while the oven is warming up (static, 180 ° C).
Before baking, sprinkle with some butter, then cook for about 30 minutes.

The apple and bread cake is ready, you just need to let it at least cool before serving.

Grandfather's cake – Recipe 's grandfather's cake – Italian Cuisine

First prepare the chocolate cream: whisk the egg yolks with the sugar, then add the flour and cinnamon and finally add the hot milk.

Transfer the mixture into a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it reaches a fairly firm consistency.
Remove from heat, add the grated chocolate and stir until it is completely melted (thanks to the heat of the cream itself).
Move the cream into a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it cool completely.

In the meantime, prepare the shortcrust pastry: mix the butter into the cream with sugar and salt, then add the egg yolks first, then the flour with baking powder and cocoa.
Knead quickly until you get a smooth dough, then wrap it with plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Once the cream is completely cold and the pastry has finished resting, you can proceed with the composition of the tart.
Divide the pastry into 2 parts and roll them out in 2 sheets.
Use one to line the buttered mold, covering the edges well and cutting off the excess.

Fill the shell with the chocolate cream, leveling the surface well.
Cover everything with the second sheet, removing the excess and sealing the edges well with the other sheet of dough.
Brush with the egg white, then decorate to taste with almonds.
Bake in a fan oven preheated to 180 ° C and cook for about 40 minutes.

Grandpa's cake is ready, let it cool completely before serving.