Nut fancy cake with coffee

1. Cake base

egg yolk 4 pcs • sugar granulated 5.25 oz (150 g)

Beat egg yolks with sugar.

2. 

black coffee

Cook strong black coffee, cool it and add 3 spoons of it to the egg yolks.

3. 

coarse ground flour 2.75 oz (80 g) • baking powder for gingerbread 0.25 oz (8 g) • ground walnuts 1.75 oz (50 g)

Blend in flour, baking powder, nuts...

4. 

egg white 4 pcs

... and dense foam from egg whites.

5. 

Pour the dough on a smaller baking tin (approx. 30x20 cm) with parchment paper. Bake in preheated oven at 355°F (180°C) for about 20-25 minutes.

6. Cream

semi skimmed milk 1,5% 1.3 cup (300 ml) • coarse ground flour 1.75 oz (50 g) • egg yolk 1 pc

Bring to boil two thirds of the milk. Stir flour and egg yolk in one third ...

7. 

unsalted butter 7 oz (200 g) • powdered sugar 6.25 oz (180 g)

... and pour it into the boiling milk. Cook a gruel and let it cool. Blend butter with sugar and join it with the gruel. Add coffee and stir.

8. 

ground coffee 1 tsp

Add coffee and stir.

9. Filling and decorating

Cut the cake base into two layers.

10. 

Spread the bottom layer with the larger half of the cream.

11. 

Place the second layer on top of the cream and spread remaining cream over it.

12. 

ground walnuts 1 oz (30 g)

Sprinkle surface of the dessert with minced nuts and let it stiffen in the cold place. Cut into cubes or rectangle shapes.