Prepare the sponge dough: – Beat the eggs with sugar at the highest speed of the mixer for 5-7 minutes.
– Mix the sifted flour with baking powder and add parts to the beaten eggs, gently mix the mass with a whisk or silicone spatula from top to bottom. The dough should be airy. We try not to let the dough fall off.
– Mix the sifted flour with baking powder and add parts to the beaten eggs, gently mix the mass with a whisk or silicone spatula from top to bottom. The dough should be airy. We try not to let the dough fall off.
– Transfer the dough to a baking dish, greased with oil.
– Put in a preheated 180*C oven for 15-20 minutes (check readiness with a toothpick).
(Sponge cake can be replaced with a layer of cookies ” Savoyardi”)
Preparing the strawberry layer.
– Put the strawberries in a saucepan, add sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes from the moment of boiling.
– Transfer the finished strawberries to the bowl of a blender, chop them.
– Ready strawberry puree RUB through a sieve.
– Dilute the gelatin and add it to the cooled down to 50 g. strawberry puree, mix.
– Form the cutter cover with food wrap, put on a cutting Board and pour the strawberry layer into the form. Remove to the freezer for 30-40 minutes. before stabilization.
Prepare the key lime layer:
– In a saucepan, mix the lime juice, 40 ml. water, sugar, lime zest, Melissa leaves, dye. Put on the fire and cook until the sugar dissolves.
– Pour the lime syrup into a bowl, remove the Melissa leaves, and cool to 50 g.
– Whisk 33 % cream to soft peaks.
– Dilute gelatin in 30 ml. waters. Add whipped cream in parts to the cooled lime syrup and mix.
– Then add the diluted gelatin, mix.
– Take the form with the strawberry layer out of the freezer and pour the lime layer on top. Remove to the freezer until the gelatin is completely stabilized. Approximately 1-2 hours.
Prepare the cream – mousse:
– Mix the yolks, starch, and sugar with a whisk until light.
– Heat the milk to 60 g. and add a thin stream to the yolk mass.
– Put the mass on a slow fire and constantly stirring bring to a thickening.
– Chilled 33% cream whisk until stable peaks.
– Combine the cream with the cooled custard base and enter the diluted gelatin and dye (gelatin I used quickly soluble) mix.
Cut out the biscuit according to the shape size.
From the freezer, we take out the jelly billet.
Collecting the cake.
– I collect in a silicone form ( you can collect in a split ring, pre-cover the bottom of the ring with food wrap).
– Pour part of the cream mousse on the bottom of the mold.
– Then spread the jelly layer.
– Put the sponge cake on the jelly layer. Top with the remaining cream mousse and put it in the freezer for about 4-5 hours.
The finished cake is taken out of the freezer and removed form. Decorate as desired. Before serving, keep the cake in the refrigerator!