Culinaro markculinaro

Ladyfinger Cake
5.0 (1)
60 min.
Ingredients
  • Ladyfingers - 400 g (not Savoyardi)
  • 1/2 l fresh milk or the juice from one compote
  • 250 g pure butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • vanilla
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 10 tbsp sugar for caramelizing
Preparation
  1. Beat 4 eggs and 2 yolks with 1 cup of sugar, then add soft butter in small pieces, followed by vanilla and cocoa.
  2. Take a ladyfinger, dip it in the juice, spread cream on it, fold it in half, and place it in the center of a cake pan.
  3. Place a second dipped and spread ladyfinger opposite the first, wrapping it around.
  4. Arrange the remaining dipped and spread ladyfingers around in a circle until finished.
  5. Leave in the refrigerator. Beat the egg whites until stiff, add the caramelized sugar, and mix into the beaten egg whites.
  6. Decorate the cake with the egg white caramel cream.
06/12/21