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Pan Cake with Strawberry Jam
Sometimes the hostess does not have the opportunity to use the oven for homemade baking. This cake recipe will be a real lifesaver for you in the absence of an oven or if you do not want to use it.
The cake batter is made from affordable and budget-friendly products. The dish is so versatile that you can replace the butter with lard or margarine (whatever you have on hand). The amount of sugar can be decreased or increased to your taste.
Any fruit jam, your favorite cream, or even ordinary condensed milk will work for spreading between the layers.
Try making a pan cake with strawberry jam and be sure to apply your culinary imagination in its decoration.
For a large number of guests or a tall cake, take double the amount of ingredients.
Caloric content: 385 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Ingredients
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For the batter:
- all-purpose flour – 2 cups (320 g) + 1 handful for dusting;
- large eggs – 2 pcs. (or 3 small ones);
- vegetable oil – 50 ml;
- sugar – 0.5 cup;
- vanillin – on the tip of a knife;
- baking powder – 1 tablespoon heaping;
- salt – a pinch.
For soaking the layers:
- granulated sugar – 1 tablespoon;
- water – 4 tablespoons;
- strawberry jam – 1 tablespoon.
For spreading between the layers:
- strawberry jam or any fruit jam, cream, condensed milk – 200 ml.
For decorating the cake:
- any nuts – 1-2 handfuls.
Preparation
- First, sift the all-purpose flour, add the baking powder, and mix well.
- Separate the eggs into whites and yolks. In a deep bowl, mix the yolks with sugar, add vanillin, and rub with a spatula until homogeneous. Pour in the vegetable oil (can be replaced with margarine, lard, or butter), and mix everything again.
- Egg whites whip better when cold, place them in the freezer before whipping. Salt the chilled whites, start whipping with a mixer at low speed, then increase it. Whip until the volume increases by 2.5-3 times.
- Add half a cup of flour to the whipped yolks and gradually fold in the whipped egg whites using a spatula. The batter should have a paste-like consistency.
- Add the remaining flour to the batter and quickly knead a thick dough.
- Take a portion of the dough (1/5 part), knead it on a floured table, and roll it out to a thickness of 0.3-0.5 cm. Using a suitable form (plate), cut out a circle so that the layer fits freely in the pan.
- Heat a clean and dry pan, sprinkle with a pinch of flour. Bake the layers until light golden on each side. Keep the flame slightly above the minimum. Do not try to brown the layers too much; otherwise, the cake will be dry.
- While warm, spread syrup on the layers on both sides. To prepare it, boil the soaking ingredients and cool to room temperature.
- Once all the layers are ready, start assembling the cake. Spread strawberry jam on each layer and stack them on top of each other. Apply a layer of jam on top of the cake and on the sides.
- For sprinkling and decorating the cake, bake the leftover dough, fry the nuts, and crush them in a separate container.
- Decorate the cake to your taste – sprinkle with a sandy-nut mixture or coconut shavings, sesame seeds. You can pour chocolate glaze over the cake and decorate it with berries or candied fruits. Let the finished cake sit for 1-2 hours to soak well in the jam.
Enjoy your meal!
