Coconut cuts

1. Preparation of the dough

egg white 8 pcs • powdered sugar 11.25 oz (320 g) • water 8 tbsp • grated coconut 5 oz (140 g) • coarse ground flour 8 tbsp

While whisking the egg whites we gradually add sugar untill we get stiff peaks. We add water, desiccated coconut and flour into the firm snow peaks.

2. 

We pour the dough on the floured and grased backing tray. We cook it in a heated oven for about 10 -15 min.

3. 

We put the dough on a board mealed with powder sugar, so that the dough would not stick.

4. Preparation of the cream

corn starch 2 tbsp • semi skimmed milk 1,5% ¾ cup (200 ml) • egg yolk 3 pcs • vanilla sugar 1 pc • cocoa powder 3 tbsp • unsalted butter 7 oz (200 g)

We mix two spoons of cream powder (zlatý klas or maizena)with milk, yolks, vanilla sugar and slowly cook till it takes a form of a pulp. Then we mix the butter with powder cugar, cocoa powder till and mix it with the cooled pulp, which we add very slowly so that the cream would not clabber.

5. 

We spread the cream on the surface of cooled sponge-biscuit.

6. Preparation of the icing

unsalted butter 3.5 oz (100 g) • semi skimmed milk 1,5% 1.5 tbsp • powdered sugar 3.5 oz (100 g) • corn starch 1 tbsp • cocoa powder 3 tbsp

We add milk to the pot, butter, sifted powder suggar, cocoa, and flavoured cream powder (zlatý klas or maizena) and we slowly cook it till it dense. We allow the icing to rest and then we spread it on the cake.