Sukotto, "Tuscany"

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Sukotto, is a small dome-shaped Italian cake which you can fill to your liking. "Zucotto Tuscany" is different from other cakes because in its composition necessarily includes an Italian meringue, both inside and outside. This delicious cake is similar to ice cream, I want to congratulate all the men on today's holiday - the world day of men. Dear, the most courageous and strong, you are our support and the support, we love you and appreciate! With a holiday!

Ingredients for Sukotto, "Tuscany"

Step by step instruction of cooking Sukotto, "Tuscany"

Шаг 1

To start bake the cake. It will beat into a soft mousse white and zoom in a few times 3 eggs with 100 g sugar.
Then gently introduce 100 g flour, 1/4 tsp salt, vanilla.
The dough is put into shape on the baking paper and we bake in a preheated to 190 degrees oven for about 20 minutes.
Better to bake in small square or rectangular form.

Шаг 2

Now prepare the custard: 2 egg yolks a good stir up with 40 g sugar and 25 g flour.

Шаг 3

100 ml milk heat to boiling and pour into the yolk mixture. Give everything a good stir up, put on fire and bring to a boil (to 84 degrees).
Then the cream will cool down to room temperature.

Шаг 4

50 g chocolate coarsely chop.

Шаг 5

Now prepare the syrup for impregnation biscuit. It will require 50 ml of hot water in which you dissolve 50 g of sugar, and after the syrup has cooled, add 10 ml of liquor Alchermes.
This liqueur is the color of cinnabar and very spicy aroma. It owes its color and name insects, called cochineal, and of which the females produce the substance used to produce the red dye Carmine. This insect is called in Spanish "Alquermes", which means "scarlet", hence the name.
Of course, natural liqueur, produced without synthetic additives is hard to find, besides, I think he is very expensive, so instead, you can use any liqueur of similar color, or just the syrup, which I did.

Шаг 6

Whisk 500 ml cream, 4 tbsp powdered sugar.

Шаг 7

Now you can start assembling the cake.
Mix the custard with half portion of the meringue, and then gently add half portion of whipped cream. Put the resulting mass into the form.

Шаг 8

Then cover with strips of sponge cake, on top of which we impregnate with syrup.

Шаг 9

The rest of the meringue mix with chocolate chips and remaining cream. Cover with strips of sponge cake and put into the freezer for about four hours.

Шаг 10

Then take out the cake from the freezer and engineered its top with the remaining syrup.

Шаг 11

Again make up a batch of Italian meringue 2 protein, 125 g sugar and 50 ml of water,
and using a piping bag decorate her cake.

Шаг 12

The center of the cake left blank.

Шаг 13

Now prepare the ganache. 70 ml cream bring to a boil, fill them 70 g chopped chocolate, carefully stir up to homogeneous mass and place in the center of the cake.
On top of the whole cake will principem cocoa powder.

Шаг 14

Well, the cake can be immediately cut and enjoy.

Шаг 15

The cake turns out very tasty, but quickly melts. Or so I would store it in the freezer, or would have added a little gelatin to stabilize the filling.

Шаг 16

With the holiday, dear men!

Шаг 17

Bon appetit!