The Famous French Cake That Melts in Your Mouth

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The Famous French Cake That Melts in Your Mouth: Apricot Clouds, Simple and Delicious!

Imagine this: layers of delicate, lemon-infused dough with a rich, creamy filling between them, all crowned with a coating of powdered sugar and juicy apricots. That’s the basic idea behind Apricot Clouds, a famously simple and delicious French cake. We’re going to take a culinary adventure and learn the techniques used to create this delicious dessert in this article.

Components

Let’s acquire the necessary supplies before we set out on our culinary adventure:

Cream:

  1. 1 1/4 cups of milk
  2. two tsp corn flour
  3. One yolk from an egg
  4. three tsp sugar
  5. One tablespoon of sugar with vanillin

Dough

  • Flour for all purposes (2 1/2 cups)
  • two tsp of baking soda
  • Sugar in powder (3/4 cup)
  • 7 tablespoons (100 milliliters) of vegetable oil
  • two eggs
  • Sliced lemon zest 1/3 cup chopped apricots

Making Cream

The first step in making our Apricot Clouds is making the creamy filling. Here’s how to go about it:

  • Mixing the Starch: To start, add a little amount of cold milk to the corn starch and stir until well combined.
  • Getting the Cream Ready: Mix the remaining milk, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a saucepan with a thick bottom. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring continuously.
  • Adding Starch: Pour the boiling fluid into the saucepan along with the starch mixture. Once the cream thickens, keep heating and stirring. After moving the cream to a bowl and covering it with clingfilm, let it to cool fully.

Getting Ready for Dough

Our Apricot Clouds are built on a dough that offers the ideal ratio of flavour to texture. Here’s how to get ready for it:

  • Combining the Dry Ingredients: Place the flour, baking soda, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
  • Adding Wet Ingredients: Combine the dry ingredients with the eggs, lemon zest, and vegetable oil. Stir until a uniform dough is formed.
  • Chilling the Dough: Separate the dough into two equal portions, place them in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, and cover them with clingfilm.

Putting the Cake Together

The fun part is about to begin as we combine all the components to make our Apricot Clouds:

  • Rolling Out the Dough: Cut out round bases for the cakes by rolling out one half of the dough to a thickness of 0.7–0.8 mm.
  • Cream Layering: Arrange the round pieces of dough on a baking sheet, then cover them with the cooled cream.
  • Decorating with Apricot Filling: Spoon a few apricot pieces from cans onto each cake.
  • Crumbs to Sprinkle: Grate the remaining dough, then scatter the crumbs on top of the cakes.

Making the Cake

After assembling our Apricot Clouds, it’s time to bake them to absolute perfection:

  • Warm up the oven: Set the oven temperature to 200 degrees Celsius.
  • Baking: Bake the constructed cakes for 20 minutes, or until golden brown, in a preheated oven.

Serving Ideas

  • When your apricot clouds are perfectly cooked and golden, garnish them with a flourish.
  • Powdered Sugar: For an extra delicious touch, sprinkle the cakes with powdered sugar before serving.
    Accompaniments: For a decadent treat, serve your Apricot Clouds with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.

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