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Poured Cake with Apricot Jam Custard

17/11/2023

The Poured Cake is a simple and very tasty dessert. Here is the recipe to prepare a Poured Cake with custard and apricot jam.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 150 g of melted butter
  • 150 g of flour
  • 1 packet of baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • Grated zest of one lemon
  • Apricot jam, as needed
  • 500 ml of milk
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 40 g of flour
  • 1 vanilla pod (or vanilla extract)

Preparation

For the custard:

  1. Heat the milk in a saucepan with the vanilla pod split lengthwise or with a few drops of vanilla extract.
  2. In a bowl, whisk the yolks with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  3. Add the sifted flour and mix well to avoid lumps.
  4. Remove the vanilla pod from the hot milk (if used) and slowly pour the milk into the mixture of eggs, sugar, and flour, continuing to stir.
  5. Transfer everything back to the heat and cook over low heat, stirring continuously until the custard thickens.
  6. Once ready, transfer it to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap in contact. Let it cool completely.

For the cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until they become light and fluffy.
  3. Add the cooled melted butter, the lemon zest and mix well.
  4. Fold in the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt, gently incorporating it into the egg mixture to avoid deflating it.
  5. Butter and flour a cake pan, pour in the mixture and bake for about 25-30 minutes.

Assembly:

  1. Once the cake has cooled, cut it horizontally to get two discs.
  2. Spread a generous amount of apricot jam on one half of the cake.
  3. Cover with the custard cream, then overlap with the other cake disc.
  4. To garnish, you can dust the surface with powdered sugar.

Curiosity

Once also known as “Gypsy Cake”, this cake is a simple delight combining the sweetness of the fruit with the richness of the cream. The “poured” version is so named because of the method of preparation where the various layers are overlaid and the cake is turned upside down to serve it.

Poured Cake with Apricot Jam Custard