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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for months. Peel the potatoes and cut t

Sponge Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese and Mascarpone Cheese Frosting


This was the first Red Velvet Cake I ever made.  I usually use fondant or fresh cream to decorate my cakes, but this time I decided to use something different. 

I used two different kind of cheeses, plus fresh cream of course!  Cream cheese and Mascarpone cheese are a very nice choice when frosting cakes, so this recipe had a combination of both.

Since I am still on a diet I did not taste the cake, but as I was told it was very good, especially the frosting!
Below you can find the recipe I used.  
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Sponge Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese and Mascarpone Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
Sponge
180gr caster sugar
5 medium eggs (room temperature)
1 tablespoon red food color
120gr all purpose flour
10gr unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder

Syrup
100ml water
100gr sugar
1 tablespoon black Cuban rum

Frosting
250gr cream cheese (room temperature)
200gr mascarpone cheese (room temperature)
150gr icing sugar (sifted)
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
500gr fresh cream

Preparation Method
Sponge
1) Preheat oven to 170ºC.
2) In an electric mixer beat sugar, eggs and food color, at medium speed, for 8 minutes.
3) Sift together flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
4) Add flour to the egg mixture, stirring gently until well combined.
5) Pour mixture into two 20cm round pans and bake for 20 minutes. Let them cool completely, on a wire rack.
6) Cut each cake horizontally.

Syrup
1) In a small pan boil, for 2 minutes, water and sugar.
2) Remove from heat, add rum and let cool completely.
3) With a spoon, pour syrup onto each cake layer before you frost it.

Frosting
1) In an electric mixer beat cream cheese for two minutes.
2) Add mascarpone cheese, icing sugar and extract, and continue beating for another 5 minutes.
3) Finally add fresh cream.  Beat mixture for 2 to 3 minutes.
4) Use frosting in between cake layers and for the final frosting decoration.  


Comments

  1. WOWWWW What a GORGEOUS cake !!
    Efty - as long as you're on a diet you can always call me - I'd be very(!) happy to taste your cakes

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  2. Wow, this is gorgeous!!! I love your beautiful floral topping! And way to go with your willpower!

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  3. OMG ... Can't believe you didn't even take one bite :-(

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  4. mmm looks great!
    Filia
    Stavri

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  5. Ooh, mascarpone frosting... sounds amazing!

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  6. That is one gorgeous looking red velvet cake....I love the perfect red color of the cake:)

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  7. So impressive and beautiful.

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  8. Very bold and beautiful red color. This would definitely be the first dessert seen on a serving table. Quite attractive!

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  9. This cake is absolutely beautiful and I love the 2 cheese frosting!

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  10. Wow you got a gorgeous red colour for both the sponge and the frosting. Many times red velvet cakes look more brown than red.

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  11. It looks so perfect and delicious.
    Sandra Garcia

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  12. Favorite type of cake, looks amazing. -Shumaira Yasmin

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  13. This looks so great.

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