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Ingredients

2 hours
Makes one 18 cm round cake
  1. A selection of fruit:
  2. Canned pears, canned yellow peaches
  3. Fresh raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries
  4. Fresh sweet pineapple
  5. Biscuit Sponge:
  6. 40 gall purpose flour
  7. 20 gcornflour
  8. 90 gegg white
  9. 80 gcastor sugar
  10. 80 gegg yolks
  11. 35 gunsalted butter, melted
  12. 1 tspvanilla paste
  13. Bavarian Cream:
  14. 125 gfresh whole milk
  15. 1 tspvanilla paste
  16. 35 gcaster sugar
  17. 2egg yolks
  18. 6 ggelatine sheets, soaked in ice water to soften
  19. 100 gwhipping cream (35%) fat
  20. Jelly:
  21. 250 gwater
  22. 40 gcaster sugar
  23. 8 ggelatine sheets, soaked in iced water to soften
  24. 1 TbspKirsch (Cherry liqueur)
  25. Kirsch sugar syrup:
  26. 15 gwater
  27. 8 gcastor sugar
  28. 1/2 tspKirsch (Cherry liqueur)

Cooking Instructions

2 hours
  1. 1

    Cover one side of an 18 cm cake ring with cling film and place on a tray. Fit an 18 cm round cake board into cake ring. Line a 28 cm square Swiss roll pan with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Preheat oven to 200ºC

  3. 3

    To make Biscuit sponge:

    Sift flour and corn flour together twice. Set aside.

  4. 4

    Place egg whites in a clean bowl and beat until foamy. Add a quarter of sugar and beat for a while, then add remaining sugar and beat until soft peak form and meringue is glossy.

  5. 5

    Add egg yolks to the meringue and mx well.

  6. 6

    Fold in sifted flour mixture using a spatula.

  7. 7

    Add melted butter and Vanilla and fold well.

  8. 8

    Pour batter into Swiss roll pan and spread evenly.

  9. 9

    Place pan on a tray and bake for 10 - 13 minutes. Remove cake from the pan and let it cool.

  10. 10

    Peel brown skin from top of cooled biscuit sponge and cut an 18 cm round piece. Place into the 18 cm cake ring.

  11. 11

    To make kirsch sugar syrup:

    Combine ingredients and mix well. Brush syrup over biscuit sponge and set aside.

  12. 12

    To make Bavarian cream:

    Heat milk with Vanilla, and half the sugar in a saucepan over low heat.

  13. 13

    In a clean bowl, beat egg yolk and remaining sugar until light emulsion is formed.

  14. 14

    Add a little of the warm milk to egg mixture and mix well, them pour mixture into saucepan and continue cooking over gentle heat, stirring until mixture thickens.

  15. 15

    Add gelatine and stir well. Strain the mixture into a bowl, then place bowl over another bowl filled with ice cubes and water to cool cream to body temperature (not cold).

  16. 16

    Place whipping cream in a clean bowl. Using an electric mixer, whisk cream on medium speed until stiff peak form and cream is smooth. Fold whipped cream into cooled cream, mixing thoroughly.

  17. 17

    Pour Bavarian cream over biscuit sponge, and place in the freezer for 20 - 30 minutes until set.

  18. 18

    To make jelly:

    Place water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Add gelatine and mix well. Strain syrup into a bowl, and place bowl over another bowl filled with ice cubes and water to cool the jelly, but not set it around 28ºC. Add Kirsch and mix well.

  19. 19

    Arrange fruit on set Bavarian cream, then pour jelly over. Refrigerate overnight.

  20. 20

    To un mould cake, heat sides of cake ring with warm tower or a blowtorch. Cut into even pieces and serve.

  21. 21
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Santy Coy
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I’m a retired chef living in the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia, with a lifelong passion for cooking and baking. Even after hanging up my professional apron, I continue to find joy in my kitchen — creating pastries, Asian-inspired dishes, and fine dining plates right at home. For me, food isn’t just about eating; it’s about creativity, comfort, and sharing love through every bite.🇬🇧 Cookpad UK Ambassador!
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Comments (6)

lorraine Siegertsz
lorraine Siegertsz @cook_18771319
this looks amazing thanks for sharing ! 😁👍

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