Fantastic Cakes With Liqueurpdf - 240301 - 080327
Fantastic Cakes With Liqueurpdf - 240301 - 080327
Fantastic Cakes With Liqueurpdf - 240301 - 080327
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by Dmytro Khoroshaiev
I’ve always been fascinated by the endless possibilities of
combining different ingredients to create unique, delicious
desserts. And one of my favorite ingredients in modern
pastry is most certainly liqueur. Introducing the new KICA
recipe book – Fantastic Cakes with Liqueur.
All five recipes in this book will show you how to prepare tall, magnificent cakes,
composed of layers of fluffy sponge and luxuriously thick frosting. Boasting coffee
flavors and a heavenly praline, the Baileys Cake makes for a fine centerpiece at any
dinner party. And so does the Malibu Cake, complete with a moist coconut sponge
and sweet caramelized pineapple filling.
In the mood for more fruity recipes? This book has two you’ll love – have a go at
making the Crème de Cassis Cake and Soho Lychee Cake, both of which stun in
bright shades of pink. And this book wouldn’t be complete without including an
indulgent chocolate recipe – enter the Kirschwasser Cake, filled with poached sour
cherries and coated in a to-die-for dark chocolate glaze.
These cakes are not your ordinary desserts. They are rich, decadent, and perfect
for a variety of special occasions. Each recipe comes with clear step-by-step
instructions, allowing you to acquire new pastry skills and techniques that will stay
with you for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy them!
Tetyana Verbytska
Founder of KICA Academy
Baileys Cake 7
Crème de Cassis Cake 14
Kirschwasser Cake 20
Malibu Cake 26
Soho Lychee Cake 33
BAILEYS CAKE
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Baileys Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
COFFEE SPONGE
1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C / 320 °F and prepare a baking tray with
three 18-cm cake rings covered with foil from one side.
2. Put the whole eggs, sea salt and sugar in a metal bowl and place
it over a water bath. Heat the mixture to 45 °C / 113 °F. If you have a
mixer with an induction heating, you can proceed to the next step
without making a water bath.
3. Transfer the egg mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer and whip
with a whisk attachment until light and voluminous.
5. Gradually add the grapeseed oil to the eggs, then pour in the hot
milk-coffee mixture while mixing at low speed. Mix until the mixture
becomes homogeneous.
7. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Gently mix
everything with а silicone spatula until smooth.
8. Deposit the sponge batter into three cake rings and even the
surface with an offset spatula.
9. Bake the sponges for 25–30 minutes. When pressed lightly, the
well-baked sponge should spring back.
10. Cool down the baked sponges at room temperature, then peel off
the foil and cut the sponges out of the rings using a knife.
11. Using a serrated knife, trim off the top crust of each sponge to get
the layers that are 3 cm high.
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Baileys Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
1. Heat the milk with instant coffee to 60–70 °C / 140–158 °F, then
cool it down to 20 °C / 68 °F.
2. Place the butter (16–18 °C / 61–65 °F) in the bowl of a stand mixer
and whip it with a whisk attachment at medium speed — this
should take around 1–2 minutes. Add the icing sugar and continue
whipping, gradually increasing the speed to maximum, until the
mixture becomes light and voluminous.
COFFEE PASTE
Add the coffee beans, icing sugar and grapeseed oil in a food
processor and blend into a smooth paste.
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Baileys Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
COFFEE PRALINE
2. Add the almonds and cook until they are covered with golden-
brown caramel, stirring occasionally.
4. Break the praline into pieces and put it into the blender bowl. Add
the dried vanilla pod and salt, process into a homogeneous paste.
5. Put the mixture into a clean bowl, add the coffee paste and mix
everything well.
1. Pour the milk into a saucepan, add sugar and salt. Bring the mixture
almost to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
2. Remove from the heat and add the liqueur, mix well with a whisk.
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Baileys Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
TIP
• If you are using a water bath method, make sure that the
water in a pan does not come in contact with the bowl filled
with chocolate. If you are using a microwave oven, heat the
chocolate in pulses (around 30 sec) and stir each time with a
silicone spatula.
2. Add the grapeseed oil to the melted chocolate and mix well with a
silicone spatula.
3. Cover the bowl with the glaze with plastic wrap and leave it at room
temperature.
ASSEMBLY
Ingredients
1. Transfer the cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted with a
round tip 10 mm in diameter.
2. Brush both sides of the sponge layers well with the soaking syrup.
4. Apply 150 g of the cream cheese frosting to the cake layer moving
in a spiral from the center to the edge. Smooth out the layer of the
frosting with an offset spatula.
6. Pipe the praline on top of the frosting and cover it with another
sponge layer.
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Baileys Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
ASSEMBLY
7. Repeat steps 4–6 until the cake is assembled. Top it with the last
sponge layer.
8. Apply a thin layer of the cream cheese frosting all over the cake
using an offset spatula to create a crumb coat.
TIP
• Keep the leftover frosting in the fridge until coating and
decoration.
Ingredients
1. Take the cake out of the fridge and remove the adjustable cake ring
and the acetate film.
4. Transfer the leftover frosting into a piping bag fitted with a 10-mm
closed star tip. Pipe swirls along the edge of the cake.
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CRÈME DE
CASSIS CAKE
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Crème de Cassis Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
VANILLA SPONGE
1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C / 320 °F and prepare a baking tray with
a 40x60 cm silicone mat.
2. Melt the butter to 40 °C / 104 °F. Cut the vanilla pod in half and
scrape off the seeds.
3. Put the whole eggs, sea salt, sugar and vanilla seeds in a metal
bowl and place it over a water bath. Heat the mixture up to a
temperature of 40 °C / 104 °F. If you have a stand mixer with an
induction heating, you can proceed to the next step without making
a water bath.
4. Transfer the egg mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer and whip it
with a whisk attachment until light and voluminous.
5. With the mixer running on low speed, gradually add the melted
butter to the egg mixture and continue mixing until the mass
becomes homogeneous.
7. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture with a
silicone spatula. Mix until homogeneous.
8. Pour the sponge batter onto a silicone mat and smooth it with an
offset spatula.
10. Let the sponge cool down at room temperature for about 1 hour.
11. Using a serrated knife, trim off the top crust and cut out 6 discs with
a 16-cm cake ring.
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Crème de Cassis Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
STEWED BLACKCURRANTS
2. In a bowl, mix the sugar and the pectin NH, then gradually add the
mixture to the berries, constantly stirring.
5. Transfer the stewed berries into a clean bowl, cover it with plastic
wrap in contact and let the blackcurrants cool down to 20 °C /
68 °F at room temperature.
1. Place the butter (16–18 °C / 61–65 °F) in the bowl of a stand mixer
and whip it with a whisk attachment at medium speed — this
should take around 1–2 minutes. Add the icing sugar and continue
whipping, gradually increasing the speed to maximum, until the
mixture becomes light and voluminous.
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Crème de Cassis Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
3. Gradually add the blackcurrant puree and the liqueur, mix until
homogeneous.
TIP
• To make the reduced blackcurrant puree, place 400 g of the
blackcurrant puree into a saucepan and cook it on medium
heat until reduced by 50%. Cool down to room temperature
and then use as described above.
ASSEMBLY
Ingredients
1. Transfer the cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted with a
round tip 10 mm in diameter.
3. Apply 220 g of the cream cheese frosting to the cake layer moving
in a spiral from the center to the edge. Smooth out the layer of
frosting with an offset spatula.
5. Repeat steps 3–4 until the cake is assembled. Top with the last
sponge layer.
6. Apply a thin layer of the cream cheese frosting all over the cake
using an offset spatula to create a crumb coat.
TIP
• Keep the leftover frosting in the fridge until coating and
decoration.
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Crème de Cassis Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Ingredients
1. Take the cake out of the fridge and remove the adjustable cake ring
and the acetate film.
3. Transfer the leftover cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted
with a round tip 20 mm in diameter.
4. Pipe a ring of frosting on top of the cake, not reaching the edge by
around 2 cm.
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KIRSCHWASSER CAKE
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Kirschwasser Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
CHOCOLATE SPONGE
1. Preheat an oven to 165 °C / 329 °F. Prepare a baking tray lined with
a silicone mat or parchment paper and five 16-cm cake rings (wrap
their bottom with foil in advance).
2. Put the whole eggs, sea salt and sugar in a metal bowl and place
it over a water bath. Heat the mixture to 45 °C / 113 °F. If you have a
mixer with an induction heating, you can proceed to the next step
without making a water bath.
3. Transfer the egg mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer and whip
with a whisk attachment until light and voluminous.
5. Heat the vegetable oil to 50 °C / 122 °F and with the mixer running,
gradually pour it into the egg mixture in a thin stream.
6. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture with a
silicone spatula. Mix until homogeneous.
7. Divide the sponge batter into 5 equal portions and pour it into the
prepared baking rings. Even the surface with an offset spatula.
8. Bake the sponges in the oven for about 30 minutes. When pressed
lightly, the well-baked sponge should spring back.
9. Cool down the baked sponges at room temperature, then peel off
the foil and cut the sponges out of the rings using a knife.
10. Using a serrated knife, trim off the top crust of each sponge to get
the layers that are 2 cm high.
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Kirschwasser Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
1. Put the sour cherries and sugar in a saucepan and bring them to
a boil, stirring occasionally with a spatula.
2. Reduce the heat to low and let the berries simmer for about
20 minutes.
3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the Kirschwasser
liqueur, mix well.
4. Transfer the sour cherries along with the syrup in a clean bowl,
cover with plastic wrap and place in a fridge for 6 hours.
5. Using a sieve, drain the cherries from the syrup, reserving the
syrup for further use.
1. Place the butter (16–18 °C / 61–65 °F) in the bowl of a stand mixer
and whip it with a whisk attachment at medium speed — this
should take around 1–2 minutes. Add the icing sugar and continue
whipping, gradually increasing the speed to maximum, until the
mixture becomes light and voluminous.
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Kirschwasser Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
TIP
• If you are using a water bath method, make sure that the
water in a pan does not come in contact with the bowl filled
with chocolate. If you are using a microwave oven, heat the
chocolate in pulses (around 30 sec) and stir each time with a
silicone spatula.
2. Add the grapeseed oil to the melted chocolate and mix with a
spatula until combined.
3. Cover the bowl with the glaze with plastic wrap and leave it at room
temperature until use.
ASSEMBLY
Ingredients
1. Transfer the cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted with a
round tip 10 mm in diameter.
2. Soak one side of the sponge layers well with the syrup drained
from kirsch-soaked sour cherries using a pastry brush.
4. Apply 220 g of the cream cheese frosting to the cake layer moving
in a spiral from the center to the edge. Smooth out the layer of the
frosting with an offset spatula.
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Kirschwasser Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
ASSEMBLY
6. Repeat steps 4–5 until the cake is assembled. Top with the last sponge
layer.
7. Apply a thin layer of the cream cheese frosting all over the cake using
an offset spatula to create a crumb coat.
8. Place an acetate film around the cake and secure it with an adjustable
cake ring, gently tighten it. Place the cake in the fridge for 12 hours to
stabilize.
TIP
• Keep the leftover frosting in the fridge until coating and decoration.
Ingredients
1. Take the cake out of the fridge and remove the adjustable cake ring
and the acetate film.
4. Transfer the leftover frosting into a piping bag fitted with a 16-mm
open star tip. Pipe swirls along the edge of the cake.
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MALIBU CAKE
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Malibu Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
COCONUT SPONGE
1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C / 320 °F and prepare a baking tray with
a 40x60 cm silicone mat.
2. Put the soft butter and softened coconut oil to the bowl of a stand
mixer, mix well using a whisk attachment. Add the icing sugar
and sea salt. Whip the butter mixture until it becomes light and
voluminous.
TIP
• It is important to have the eggs, the butter and the coconut oil
at the same temperature.
4. In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and almond powder, add the
desiccated coconut. Mix the dry ingredients with a whisk.
6. Pour the sponge batter onto the silicone mat and smooth with аn
offset spatula.
8. Cool the sponge down at room temperature for about one hour.
9. Remove the top crust with a serrated knife and cut out 6 cake
layers using a 16 cm cake ring.
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Malibu Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE
1. Cut the vanilla pod in half and scrape off the seeds.
3. Add the sugar (1), glucose syrup and lime juice into a thick-
bottomed saucepan. Place it over medium heat and bring the
mixture to 110 °C / 230 °F so that all sugar crystals have dissolved.
4. Add the 5x5 mm pineapple cubes and vanilla seeds to the hot
syrup. Gently stir to cover the pineapple pieces with the syrup.
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Malibu Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
1. Place the butter (16–18 °C / 61–65 °F) and coconut oil in the bowl
of a stand mixer and whip with a whisk attachment at medium
speed for 1–2 minutes. Add the icing sugar and continue whipping,
gradually increasing the speed to maximum, until the mixture
becomes light and voluminous.
TIP
• If your frosting becomes slightly runny, place it in the fridge for
20–30 minutes. Alternatively, you can put a whisk attachment in
the freezer for 20 minutes and then use it for further whipping.
COCONUT SLICES
Ingredients
• Coconut 3 pcs
• Sugar 260 g
• Water 200 g
1. Remove the shell of the coconut. Peel the brown skin with a peeler
and make the thin slices using a mandoline slicer.
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Malibu Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
COCONUT SLICES
3. Place the coconut slices in a bowl and pour the hot syrup over
them. Cover the bowl whith cling film and set it aside. Let the
coconut slices soak for 30 minutes.
4. Prepare a baking tray lined with a silicone mat and preheat your
oven to 60 °C / 140 °F.
5. Drain the syrup and arrange the coconut slices on the baking tray.
6. Dry the coconut slices in the oven for about 2 hours. When ready,
they should be dry and crunchy.
7. Place 50 g of dry coconut slices back in the oven and toast them at
150 °C / 302 °F for a few minutes more until golden brown.
ASSEMBLY
Ingredients
1. Transfer the cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted with a
round tip 10 mm in diameter.
5. Apply a thin layer of the cream cheese frosting all over the cake
using an offset spatula to create a crumb coat.
TIP
• Keep the leftover frosting in the fridge until coating.
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Malibu Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Ingredients
1. Take the cake out of the fridge and remove the adjustable cake ring
and the acetate film.
3. Apply the dry coconut slices to the surface of the cake to cover it
completely. Add the toasted coconut slices to create color accents.
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SOHO LYCHEE CAKE
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Soho Lychee Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
SPONGE CAKE
3. Put whole eggs and sea salt in a metal bowl and place it over
a water bath. Heat the mixture to 40 °C / 104 °F. If you have a
mixer with an induction heating, you can proceed to the next step
without making a water bath.
4. Transfer the egg mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer and whip it
with a whisk attachment until light and voluminous.
9. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture with a
silicone spatula. Mix until homogeneous.
10. Pour the sponge batter onto a silicone mat, smooth it with an
offset spatula.
11. Bake for about 10 minutes. When pressed lightly, the well-baked
sponge should spring back.
12. Let the sponge cool down at room temperature for about 1 hour.
13. Using a serrated knife, trim off the top crust and cut out 6 discs
using a 16-cm cake ring.
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Soho Lychee Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
1. Place the butter (16–18 °C / 61–65 °F) in the bowl of a stand mixer
and whip it with a whisk attachment at medium speed — this
should take around 1–2 minutes. Add the icing sugar and continue
whipping, gradually increasing the speed to maximum, until the
mixture becomes light and voluminous.
5. Color the remaining cream cheese frosting with the food coloring
to make it light pink.
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Soho Lychee Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
ASSEMBLY
Ingredients
• Baked sponges
• Fresh raspberries 500 g
• Colored cream cheese frosting 1080 g
1. Transfer the cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted with a
round tip 10 mm in diameter. Wash and pat dry the raspberries, cut
them in halves.
3. Apply 180 g of the cream cheese frosting to the cake layer moving
in a spiral from the center to the edge. Smooth out the layer of the
frosting with an offset spatula.
4. Arrange the raspberry halves on top of the frosting and cover with
the next sponge layer.
5. Repeat steps 3–4 until the cake is assembled. Top with the last
sponge layer.
6. Apply a thin layer of the cream cheese frosting all over the cake
using an offset spatula to create a crumb coat.
TIP
• Keep the leftover frosting in the fridge until coating and
decoration.
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Soho Lychee Cake
for 1 cake d=18 cm
Ingredients
1. Take the cake out of the fridge and remove the adjustable cake ring
and the acetate film.
4. Transfer the white cream cheese frosting to a piping bag fitted with
a 12-mm open star tip. Pipe domes of frosting along the edge of the
cake. Garnish them with the raspberry halves.
5. Decorate the sides and the top of the cake with white chocolate
rice balls. Sprinkle freeze dried raspberry pieces on top.
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