“Tie” cake for Father's Day

What to prepare this year for Father's Day? You don't need expensive gifts or elaborate dinners! I'm sure we could make our dad happy even with a simple thought, but done with the heart. So I propose my gift for this sweet holiday: a tie cake! Let's get to work.

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 209 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  For the basic cake

  • 500 g of sponge cake

  For coverage

  • 350 g of chocolate ganache
  • About 200 g of sugar paste

  For the filling

  • 2 cups (about 60 ml) of coffee "
  • 350 g of custard

  Materials Needed

  • Pastry board
  • Knife
  • Table spoon
  • Spatula
  • Brush
  • Stick for skewers
  • Electric whips
  • Rectangular pan for sponge cake
  • Casserole for custard
  • Rolling pin

  Preparation

  Please note
  Here we have proposed a sponge cake filled with custard and covered with chocolate ganache. Either way, the dessert can be customized. For example, you can use a yoghurt cake or a margherita cake base; the filling can be prepared with Chantilly cream or chocolate custard. Even the cover can be customized: you can prepare a simple custard, a water glaze or other creams as you like.

  1. After having prepared the sponge cake and left to cool completely, it is possible to proceed with the cutting. Cut the cake in half of its height and, with a long blade knife, cut out two horizontal sections.
  2. With a skewer stick or a simple toothpick, lightly trace the shape of a tie on the surface. Once you have a satisfying design, cut the sponge cake following the outline.
  3. Remove the upper section of the "tie". Soak the base with the coffee prepared previously and fill with a generous layer of custard.
  4. Cover with the other section of sponge cake.
  5. Cover the whole cake with the chocolate ganache (prepared by mixing 1 part of dark chocolate with 1 part of cream).
  6. Roll out the white sugar paste with a rolling pin to a thickness of 6-7 mm. Cut the sugar paste with a knife, until it forms a tie. Place the "tie" of sugar paste on top of the sponge cake. Decorate the tie with strips of blue sugar paste.
  7. Leave the dessert to cool in the fridge for at least a couple of hours before serving.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  For all his attention, for all his time dedicated to us and for all his affection. We make sure to always celebrate our dad, and not just on his feast day. Happy birthday dad.

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  The "Tie" cake for Father's Day is a medium calorie dessert, as long as you use the various preparations recommended by Alice (Light Custard, Ganache Without Butter, etc.). It mainly provides carbohydrates, while fats are more contained; proteins are of marginal importance. The amount of cholesterol is considerable, while the fiber is scarce. The prevalence of saturated lipids and the quantity of cholesterol make the food unsuitable for the diet of those suffering from hypercholesterolemia; at the same time, the high percentage of sucrose determines its poor suitability for nutrition in the diabetic and in the hypertriglyceridemic. The average portion of "Tie" Cake for Father's Day is about 40g (85kcal).