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Cranberry layer cake
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · Finlandia · 3 min ·

Cranberry layer cake

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Ingredients · Servings 14, 14 annosta
  • 250 g piparkakkutaikinaa
  • 1 prk Valio Luomu™ turkkilaista jogurttia
  • 2 kananmunaa
  • 1 dl sokeria
  • 2 tl vaniljasokeria
  • 2 prk (à 200 g) Valio Keittiön maustettua rahkaa luumu-kaneli
  • ½ tl kardemummaa
  • 1 pussi (200 g) pakastekarpaloita
  • 1½ rkl perunajauhoja
  • 0 kg piparkakkuja
Method · 1 h 25 min
  1. Pingota leivinpaperi irtopohjavuokaan (Ø 22 cm) reunaosan ja pohjan väliin.
  2. Kauli palloksi muotoiltu taikina levyksi. Painele se vuoan pohjalle ja reunoille, n. 3 cm:n korkeuteen.
  3. Sekoita jogurtti, munat, sokeri ja vaniljasokeri tasaiseksi seokseksi. Ota 2 1/2 dl seosta sivuun. Yhdistä loppuun jogurttiseokseen rahka ja kardemumma.
  4. Sekoita jäiset karpalot ja 1 rkl perunajauhoa kulhossa. Ripottele loppu (1/2 rkl) perunajauho piparitaikinapohjan päälle.
  5. Kaada rahkaseos kakkuvuokaan. Ripottele päälle karpalot. Valuta päälle jogurttiseos.
  6. Paista uunin alimmalla tasolla 175 asteessa 1 h 5 min tai kunnes kypsä.
  7. Anna jäähtyä. Irrota kakun reunat ohuella lastalla tai veitsellä ennen irtoreunan avaamista.
  8. Anna kakun vetäytyä jääkaapissa pari tuntia ennen tarjoilua.
  9. Koristele piparkakuilla.

doses

Base

  • 250 g gingerbread dough

Filling

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1 pc

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 dl sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 2 jars (200 g each) Valio Keittioton spiced cottage cheese plum-cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom
  • 1 bag (200 g) frozen cranberries
  • 1½ tablespoons potato flour

For decoration

  • 0 kg gingerbread

Base

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Step 1 Place baking paper between the edge and the base of a springform pan (Ø 22 cm).

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Step 2 Roll the dough into a disk, shaped into a ball. Press it onto the bottom and sides of the pan, to a height of about 3 cm.

Filling

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Step 1 Mix the yogurt, eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar until smooth. Set aside 2 1/2 dl of the mixture. Finally, add the cottage cheese and cardamom to the yogurt mixture.

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Step 2 Mix the frozen cranberries and 1 tablespoon of potato flour in a bowl. Sprinkle the remaining (1/2 tablespoon) potato flour over the gingerbread dough base.

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Step 3 Pour the curd mixture into the cake tin. Sprinkle with cranberries. Drizzle with the yoghurt mixture.

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Step 4 Bake on the lowest level of the oven at 175 degrees for 1 hour 5 minutes or until cooked.

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Step 5 Let cool. Loosen the edges of the cake with a thin spatula or knife before opening the loose edge.

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Step 6 Let the cake chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving.

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Step 7 Decorate with gingerbread cookies.

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Recipe nutritional content / 100 g

  • 100 g

Protein

  • 4,6 g

Carbohydrate

  • 23,9 g

Fat

  • 8 g

Saturated fat

  • 4 g

Dietary fiber

  • 0,8 g

Salt

  • 0,1 g

The information is indicative.

NOTE! The nutritional information does not include the following ingredients:

  • gingerbread

Recipe nutritional content / 100 g

  • 100 g

Protein

  • 4,6 g

Carbohydrate

  • 23,9 g

Fat

  • 8 g

Saturated fat

  • 4 g

Dietary fiber

  • 0,8 g

Salt

  • 0,1 g

The information is indicative.

  • gingerbread

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