Flowerpot Cake

Total 1 h 17 min Cook 17 min Servings 20 Desserts

Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original

Photo from the recipe Flowerpot Cake

A spectacular "flowerpot" style cake with a crunchy cocoa "soil" base, creamy mascarpone mousse, and a tart layer of raspberry.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients for the "soil" (flour, butter, sugar, cocoa, egg, water, baking powder, salt) until completely uniform.

  2. Spread a thin layer on a baking sheet, without needing to level it perfectly.

  3. Bake at 180 degrees with the fan on for 17 minutes.

  4. Once it cools, crumble it well until it reaches the consistency of soil.

  5. Whip the cream well with the brown sugar, then gently add the mascarpone, and finally the vanilla, to create the mousse.

  6. Start assembling the cake by placing a first thin layer of "soil".

  7. Add a layer of cheese mousse (approx. 2 tablespoons).

  8. Distribute a thin layer of raspberry jam/filling on top and cover with "soil".

  9. Optionally, decorate with mint or edible flowers.

  10. Leave the cake in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.

The story behind this recipe

This idea isn't mine; I saw a picture on FB and a lightbulb went off. The concept is brilliant for impressing guests, and the taste... the taste is divine!!! I got 20 servings out of it, so if you want less, halve the quantities. For the "soil" you need: 500 g wheat flour, 250 g high-fat butter, 6 tablespoons sugar, 6 tablespoons dark cocoa, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons cold water, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, a pinch of salt. Mix all the ingredients until completely uniform! Spread a thin layer on a baking tray (it doesn't necessarily need to be perfectly leveled), and leave it at 180 degrees with the fan on for 17 minutes. After it cools, crumble it well until it reaches the consistency of soil. I made the mousse out of: 1 kg mascarpone, 200 ml liquid heavy cream, brown sugar to taste (I used 5 tablespoons), and a vanilla bean or extract. Whip the cream well with the sugar, then gently add the mascarpone. At the end, add the vanilla. You can replace the raspberry filling with raspberry jam, or any other jam you prefer. It's ideal for it to be slightly tart. We start assembling the cake by putting a first thin layer of "soil". It is followed by the layer of cheese mousse. I used about 2 good tablespoons. We distribute a thin layer of raspberry on top and cover it with "soil". You can use edible flowers instead of mint. Give it time to sit in the fridge for 1 hour. Sweet cravings! ❤️

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