Another day in the kitchen, another awesome recipe to share! This week we talk about a new movie, Loves Kitchen. It drives Adriane so crazy she branches out to her old baking skills and re-creates a main dish from the movie! Join us while we talk about different passions, a helpful plant by the name of yarrow, and bring back our sweet tooth!
Sponge Cake:
2 lbs 4 oz Egg
1 lbs 8 oz White Sugar
1 lbs 8 oz Flour, sifted
8 oz Butter, melted
.5 oz Vanilla
This is the Sponge Method of cake baking so follow carefully: Scale all ingredients and keep at room temperature. Combine the eggs and sugar and warm to 110* using a water bath stirring to prevent clumping or cooking. This helps the foam create volume. With the whip, whip eggs on high speed until light and thick, this may take 10-15 minutes. Fold in sifted flour, do this by hand to prevent over-mixing gluten. Fold in melted butter slowly. Immediately pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan.
Creme Anglaise (Vanilla Custard)
12 Egg Yolks
8 oz White Sugar
1 quart Milk
1 Tbsp Vanilla
Combine yolks and sugar in a stainless steel bowl, whipping until thick and light. Scald milk over a water bath stirring constantly and watching temperature. Very slowly pour milk into the yolk mixture while whipping. Set the bowl back over the water bath and heat slowly stirring constantly to avoid clumping or speaks. Stir until it thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon or until it reaches 185*. (Or a little less to avoid carry- over cook) Remove the bowl from the heat and set in a cool pan or refrigerator, add vanilla.
This is a quick and easy berry filling using frozen berries, please keep this in mind if you are using fresh fruit or a compote!
5 lbs berries, frozen
Water as needed
6 oz Sugar
6 oz water, cold
3 oz cornstarch
Thaw berries and drain, reserving juice. Measure 12 oz of juice and water if needed. Stir in the first amount of sugar. Stir together a cornstarch slurry- cold water and cornstarch until dissolved. Bring the juice mixture to a boil, add cornstarch and return to boil to thicken. Stir in second amount of sugar also adding in salt, cinnamon, and lemon juice if you would like at this time. Pour syrup over drained berries and cool.
Now that you have everything to layer a trifle, go for it! Start with cooled cake, add custard and then berries! Continue the process in any fancy container you like! Also loved in this recipe is a healthy portion of whipped cream! Enjoy!