How to Prepare a Simple and Delicious Birthday Cake

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Prepare a Simple and Delicious Birthday Cake

How to Prepare a Simple and Delicious Birthday Cake

If you don't have a cooker nor mixer and you have never prepared a cake before this is a solution for you! You'll be amazed! And people will be surprised. This Cake is a real 'Bomb'

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The first time I prepared this Cake was when I moved to a dormitory and I didn't have an oven nor any kind of mixer or things I usually use when preparing cakes. I had to use my imagination.

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Prepare 100 g of almonds,

Prepare 100 g of almonds,

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100 g of jelly fruits,

100 g of jelly fruits,

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100 g of walnuts,

100 g of walnuts,

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100 g of raisins.

100 g of raisins.

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Chop the almonds in slices.

Chop the almonds in slices.

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This step is optional. You can fry almonds or you can leave them raw. I prefer to fry them coz they taste better. If you do so please do it on the moderate temperature coz it's very easy to burn them.

This step is optional. You can fry almonds or you can leave them raw. I prefer to fry them coz they taste better. If you do so please do it on the moderate temperature coz it's very easy to burn them.

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After frying they should look like this(please not burned).

After frying they should look like this(please not burned).

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Leave raisins in the water for 10 min and wash them after that.

Leave raisins in the water for 10 min and wash them after that.

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Chop the walnuts in small pieces.

Chop the walnuts in small pieces.

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Chop the jelly fruit in small cubes.

Chop the jelly fruit in small cubes.

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Take your plums out of the syrup.

Take your plums out of the syrup.

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Take the cores out of them. * as I said you can use other kind of fruit you like.

Take the cores out of them. * as I said you can use other kind of fruit you like.

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Take the peaches out of the syrup.

Take the peaches out of the syrup.

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Cut them in half so you get slices.

Cut them in half so you get slices.

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Take your croissants.

Take your croissants.

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Cut them in 1-centimeter pieces.

Cut them in 1-centimeter pieces.

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Take your 6 tubs of vanilla pudding.

Take your 6 tubs of vanilla pudding.

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Place them in the bowl.

Place them in the bowl.

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Take 500g of Mascarpone cheese.

Take 500g of Mascarpone cheese.

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Add the Mascarpone cheese to the pudding.

Add the Mascarpone cheese to the pudding.

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Mix it in a way you get a smooth filling.

Mix it in a way you get a smooth filling.

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Take around 1/3 of the filling and put it on the side(you'll need this for later). You can keep it in the fridge for the moment.

Take around 1/3 of the filling and put it on the side(you'll need this for later). You can keep it in the fridge for the moment.

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In the rest of the filling add walnuts,

In the rest of the filling add walnuts,

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raisins,

raisins,

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jelly fruits.

jelly fruits.

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Mix everything together.

Mix everything together.

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Take your sponge cake.

Take your sponge cake.

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Separate three slices you have there.

Separate three slices you have there.

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Place the first slice on the plate.

Place the first slice on the plate.

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Prepare a whiskey cream.

Prepare a whiskey cream.

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Spread around 5 tablespoons of whiskey cream on the sponge cake in a way to make it softer.

Spread around 5 tablespoons of whiskey cream on the sponge cake in a way to make it softer.

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Pay attention! It shouldn't be too wet.

Pay attention! It shouldn't be too wet.

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Spread the first layer of the filling on the first slice of the sponge cake.

Spread the first layer of the filling on the first slice of the sponge cake.

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Place one layer of the croissants.

Place one layer of the croissants.

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Spread on each piece of croissant a bit of whiskey cream, just enough to soften them without soaking.

Spread on each piece of croissant a bit of whiskey cream, just enough to soften them without soaking.

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Spread another layer of the filling.

Spread another layer of the filling.

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Place your peaches.

Place your peaches.

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Spread another layer of the filling.

Spread another layer of the filling.

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Place the second slice of the sponge cake.

Place the second slice of the sponge cake.

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Repeat the same process again, this time with plums.

Repeat the same process again, this time with plums.

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Place the last slice of the sponge cake(this time do not use the whiskey cream).

Place the last slice of the sponge cake(this time do not use the whiskey cream).

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Take 1/3 of the filling you separated before and try to spread all over the cake.

Take 1/3 of the filling you separated before and try to spread all over the cake.

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You don't have to be very precise coz the cake looks good even when the filling it's not perfectly flat.

You don't have to be very precise coz the cake looks good even when the filling it's not perfectly flat.

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Spread your almonds all over the cake.

Spread your almonds all over the cake.

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Take 100 g of cooking chocolate. This is my favorite chocolate. Also called 'Kiss chocolate'... :) I use it for everything.

Take 100 g of cooking chocolate. This is my favorite chocolate. Also called 'Kiss chocolate'... :) I use it for everything.

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Place the chocolate in the pan and add a bit of oil, around 1 tablespoon. Put it on low heat just to melt it. Or you can use a chocolate for decorating cakes(in tube).

Place the chocolate in the pan and add a bit of oil, around 1 tablespoon. Put it on low heat just to melt it. Or you can use a chocolate for decorating cakes(in tube).

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Decorate your cake with chocolate in the way you like. This is my way. You can't really make a mistake at this point. Just make sure your chocolate is not hot. It would melt the filling.

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You should get something like this!

You should get something like this!

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This cake is huge!!!

This cake is huge!!!

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Place it in the fridge for at least 6 hours.

Place it in the fridge for at least 6 hours.

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Enjoy your delicious Cake! Be careful when cutting in the pieces, you should have a very sharp knife and clean it after each piece you cut.

Enjoy your delicious Cake! Be careful when cutting in the pieces, you should have a very sharp knife and clean it after each piece you cut.

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Ingredients cost less than €15! And you'll feel satisfaction when you say 'I prepared it by myself':) And of course I'll try to modify this recipe and come with healthy version of it!!! Wish me luck!

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Supplies

100 Grams Almonds

100 Grams Walnuts

100 Grams Raisins

100 Grams Jelly fruits

6 Tubs of pudding(around 700g)

500 Grams Mascarpone Cheese

250 Grams Plums in syrup(drained) or your favorite fruit

480 Grams Peaches in syrup(drained)

8 Croissants(medium size)

400 Grams Sponge cake

100 Grams Cooking chocolate

100 Mililiters Whiskey cream(Baileys)

Marta Monteoliva

Is very good! Delicious!!!;)

Marta Monteoliva 3 months ago

Aleksandra Zobić

It looks great after I sliced it coz of so many layers. I really wanted to take a photo so I can post it, but the cake just disappeared in 2 min. :) I promise I'll post it next time!

(author) last year

Aleksandra Zobić

@Italo I think you got one like this already! Now it's your turn to prepare it! :P

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Aleksandra Zobić

:) :) :) It's a real 'Bomb'! It's so delicious!

(author) last year

J C

Looks great! I wish we could see what it looks like sliced...

J C last year

Italo Grossi

Can't wait for my birthday :D

Italo Grossi last year

Danny BY

Crazy good 😱😱😱😱

Danny BY last year

Daniel Raffel

Epic! I need to become your friend! My birthday is in June. 😄

Daniel Raffel last year

Aleksandra Zobić

I prepared it yesterday for my friend's Birthday. Omg it was delicious! But like you can see it's not so complicated, you don't have to be a professional.

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Brittney Riley

I've never seen anything like this either. It's beautiful!

Brittney Riley last year

P S

Oh my god!! Never seen anything like this! Wow!

P S last year

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Y P

Really pretty colors 

Y P 7 months ago

Mars MazZy

That looks really cool!!

Mars MazZy 10 months ago

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Aleksandra Zobić

That's the Best One!

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Italo Grossi

I must try it

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Italo Grossi

Kiss chocolate :D

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