venusdollshouse: Christmas typical desserts recipe from all over the world PART. 5 Japan
venusdollshouse: Christmas typical desserts recipe from all over the world PART. 5 Japan - Japanese Christmas cake In Christian countries the Christmas menu is important and varies from region to region, but in Japan a Christmas menu has never been established. However, over time, two types of dishes have taken over as a Christmas dish: the most popular dish is the Christmas cake, which was sold for the first time in Ginza (for a change) in shops Fugiya , always in 1910. Nei paesi cristiani il menu di Natale è importante e varia da regione a regione, ma in Giappone un menu di Natale non è mai stato stabilito. Tuttavia, nel corso del tempo, due tipi di piatti tipici hanno preso il sopravvento come piatto natalizio: il piatto più popolare è la Torta di Natale, che è stata venduta per la prima volta a Ginza (tanto per cambiare), presso i negozi Fugiya, sempre nel 1910. The Japanese Christmas cake is usually made of sponge cake, decorated with whipped cream, strawberries and a small figure of Santa Claus. Of course, it was not created specifically for Christmas, in fact this type of cake was sold until then as cake for birthdays. La torta di Natale giapponese è di solito fatta di pan di spagna, decorata con panna, fragole e una piccola figura di Santa Claus. Naturalmente, non è stata creata appositamente per Natale, infatti questo tipo di torta era stata venduta fino ad allora come torta per i compleanni. RECIPE Ingredients: For sponge cake: 3 eggs 2/3 cup sugar ¾ cup all purpose flour, sifted 1 Tbsp milk 1 1/2 Tbsp butter, softened at room temperature For topping: 1 1/2 cup heavy cream 4 Tbsp sugar various fruits (such as strawberries, peaches, cherries, and so on) small cookies *optional Preparation: Whisk eggs in a bowl. Place the bowl over warm water in another large bowl and whisk further. Add sugar little by little. When the egg mixture becomes light yellow, add flour in the mixture and gently mix. Warm milk in the microwave and melt butter in the milk well. Add the butter mixture in the batter and stir gently. Preheat the oven in 350 degrees F. Place parchment paper inside of a round cake pan (18cm). Pour the batter in the pan and bake in the for 25-35 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool it on a rack. Cut the cake in half horizontally. Mix heavy cream and sugar in a bowl. Whip the cream well. Take the half of the whipped cream and mix with chopped fruits. Place the cream on top of a round cake slice. Place another cake slice on top of the cream. Spread the rest of the whipped cream on top and around the cake. Decorate the cake with colorful fruits and cookies as you like. -- source link