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QimiQ Easter Cake

QimiQ Benefits

  • Prevents moisture migration, pastry remains fresh and dry for longer
  • Fillings remain moist for longer
  • Longer shelf life without loss of quality

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

QimiQ Easter Cake
QimiQ Easter Cake

Ingredients

For 12 portions

  • 250g

    QimiQ Classic, room temperature

  • 1package

    Fresh sweet short crust pastry

  • 1tbsp

    Apricot jam

  • 50g

    Hard wheat semolina, fine

  • 200ml

    Milk

  • Salt

  • 4tbsp

    Sugar

  • 1sachet(s)

    Vanilla sugar

  • 3

    Egg yolk(s)

  • Lemon peel, from 1 lemon

  • 50g

    Sultanas

  • 100g

    Almonds, ground

  • 3

    Egg white(s)

  • Powdered sugar, to dust

  • Jelly eggs

Preparation

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 360° F.
  2. Place the pastry into a greased cake tin and prick with a fork. Coat with the apricot jam.
  3. Stir the semolina into 100 ml milk. Pour the remaining milk into a saucepan with a pinch of salt and 125 g of QimiQ Classic and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and add the semolina mixture. Bring back to the boil for a few minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  4. Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Fold into the semolina mixture with 3 tbsp sugar, vanilla sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, sultanas and grated almonds.
  5. Whisk the egg white with a pinch of salt until stiff. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of sugar and continue to whisk for a few minutes. Fold into the semolina mixture and spread evenly over the pastry.
  6. Bake for approx. 30-40 minutes. Allow to cool.
  7. Dust with icing sugar and garnish with the jelly eggs.
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