“Princess Castle” Cake
Ingredients
Preparation
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).
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Break the chocolate into pieces.
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Dice the butter and melt in the microwave.
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Separate the egg yolks and whites and place them in two separate bowls.
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Beat the yolks with the powdered sugar until the mixture turns pale.
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Add the flour and baking powder.
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Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
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Add the melted chocolate and butter and stir in.
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Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and beat to stiff peaks.
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Gently fold them into the batter using a spatula. Place the square mold on a perforated baking tray and pour the batter into the mold.
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Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool before unmolding onto the cake platter.
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Cut off the 4 corners of the cake in a circular shape to make space for the cookie towers, then coat with the spread. Smooth the top with a spatula.
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Make 4 stacks of 5 Prince de Lu cookies, placing a dab of spread between each one.
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Place a tower at each of the four corners of the cake.
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Cover all the edges of the cake with Fingers.
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Leave a gap of about 3 cm in the middle of one of the sides, cut the base off a Lu Barquette and slide it in.
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Cover the base of the cones with edible glue and decorate them with the nonpareils. Put a Tagada strawberry on each cone.
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Place an upside down cone on each of the towers.
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Lastly, write the child’s age in the middle of the cake using the Mini-Smarties.