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Bolo fresco, húmido e fofo. Muito, muito saboroso!
Fresh moist and fluffy cake. Very, very tasty!
Fresh moist and fluffy cake. Very, very tasty!
INGREDIENTES
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INGREDIENTS
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Xarope de Brandy
-150 gr Açúcar
-80 ml Brandy
-40 ml Água
-Raspa e sumo de 1 Lima
-3 Folhas de Menta
Base
-260 gr Açúcar
-6 Ovos
-115 gr Manteiga derretida
-260 gr Farinha
Creme de Manteiga
-200 gr Açúcar
-300 gr Manteiga
-Raspa de 1 Lima
-Sementes de Baunilha
Praliné
-260 gr Açúcar
-150 gr Pistachio picado
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Brandy Syrup
-150 gr Sugar
-80 ml Brandy
-40 ml Water
-Zest and juice of 1 Lime
-3 Mint leaves
Base
-260
gr Sugar
-6
Eggs
-115 gr Melted Butter
-260 gr Flour
Butter
Cream
-200
gr Sugar
-300
gr Butter
-Zest of 1 Lime
-Seeds of Vanilla
Praline
-260
gr Sugar
-150
gr Chopped Pistachio
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PREPARAÇÃO
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-Para o xarope de Brandy, colocar ao lume todos
os ingredientes, em lume brando
-Quando o açúcar dissolver, adicionar a raspa e
sumo de lima e aumentar o lume durante 2 ou 3 minutos até engrossar
ligeiramente, altura em que se junta a menta e se desliga o lume
-Pré-aquecer o forno a 180º e untar uma forma
de fundo amovível (20 cm) e forrar com papel vegetal, não untar os lados
-Colocar um tacho com 1/3 de água a
ferver e colocar uma taça por cima quando a água estiver a ferver e retirar
do lume
-Colocar os ovos na taça e bater com uma
batedeira eléctrica até começar a formar espuma
-Adicionar o açúcar a pouco e pouco, batendo
sempre, para o açúcar se dissolver
-Retirar a taça do bano-maria e bater mais 5
minutos até dobrar o volume
-Juntar a manteiga derretida com muito cuidado,
pela borda da taça e envolver cuidadosamente, debaixo para cima, com o mínimo
de envolvimento possível para não retirar o ar
- Juntar 1/3 da farinha nas bordas da taça e
repetir o processo, cuidadosamente
-Colocar a mistura na forma e levar ao forno
durante 30-35 minutos, até formar um bolo tipo esponja
-Deixar arrefecer 10 minutos e retirar da forma
e deixar arrefecer completamente e depois cortar o bolo ao meio
-Para o creme de manteiga, juntar os
ingredientes e bater na batedeira eléctrica até formar um creme fofo, sendo a
raspa de lima adicionada no fim
-Para o praliné, coloca-se o açúcar numa
frigideira untada em lume brando para fundir o açúcar e formar o caramelo,
colocando o açúcar que escorrega para as bordas, no centro
-Juntar o pistachio picado e colocar num
tabuleiro forrado para arrefecer
-Picar o praliné numa picadora para obter
migalhas grossas
-Ensopar ambas as camadas de bolo com o xarope
-Colocar o creme de manteiga na base e sobrepor
com a outra camada
-Cobrir com o restante creme em todo o bolo e
em seguida com o praliné.
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PREPARATION
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-For sugar syrup, place sugar,
water and rum in a medium saucepan over low heat
-Cook until the sugar dissolves,
add lime juice and zest, increase heat and boil for 2-3 minutes, until syrup
thickens, time to add the mint and set aside to allow the flavors to infuse
-Preheat oven to 180°and grease a
deep 20cm round loose-bottomed cake tin and line the base with baking paper.
Do not grease sides
-Fill a large saucepan around a third full with water and place over a high heat and bring to the boil, remove from heat
-Set a large heatproof bowl over
the pan, making sure the base isn't touching the water
-Add eggs and whisk to combine and once the eggs start to foam gradually add sugar, a little at a time, whisking well between each addition and sugar has dissolved
-Remove bowl from pan and
continue to whisk for five minutes until increased in volume and at the
ribbon stage.
-Pour melted butter into the bowl around the sides and not into the centre and gently fold the butter into the egg mix, moving the bowl around and scooping down to the bottom to fold the mixture over itself, using as few movements as possible to retain the air -Add 1/3 of the flour around the edge of the bowl at a time and fold into mixture until it is uniform and smooth
-Pour gently into the prepared
cake tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 30-35 minutes
-Sponge should spring back when
pushed lightly. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, remove from tin and place onto
a wire rack to cool completely
-Once cool, slice the cake in half horizontally and set to one side
-For butter cream, place butter,
icing sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until pale
and fluffy and then add lime zest to taste
-For praline coating, grease a
baking tray and place sugar in a pan over a low heat and leave to melt,
flicking the melting caramel from the sides towards the centre
-Add the chopped pistacchios and pour over a prepared baking tray and leave to cool completely
-Transfer to the chopper and
process to a coarse crumb
-To assemble, place the bottom of the sponge on the plate and brush with sugar syrup, being quite liberal to make the cake really moist
-Place buttercream on top and
using a palette knife spread buttercream over the cake until it is level
-Take the top half of the cake, turn cut side up and brush liberally with sugar syrup
-Turn it back over and place on
top of the butter creamed sponge ensuring it is sitting level with the base
-Next, cover the whole cake with buttercream, including the top and sides. Making sure it is level with straight sides and top. -Place in the fridge for 10-15 minutes to firm up a little -Press the praline crumb into the sides and top of the cake. |
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