Koleanka (White Cake)



Ingredients

For the crust:

  • 100 g egg whites
  • 85 g sugar
  • a pinch of salt
  • 15 g chopped dried figs
  • 35 g ground hazelnuts
  • 25 g ground walnuts
  • 15 g ground almonds
  • 25 g bread flour

For the white cake layer:

  • 3 eggs
  • 120 g sugar
  • 120 g flour
  • 1 tbsp melted butter
  • a pinch of baking powder

For the filling & frosting:

  • 10 egg yolks
  • 300 g sugar
  • 20 g vanilla sugar
  • 500 ml milk
  • 500 g mascarpone cheese
  • 15 g gelatin
  • 500 ml whipped cream
  • 2 tbsp orange puree

Preparation

For the crust: Beat the egg whites with sugar until stiff, add nuts, flour, and dried figs and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes.

For the white cake layer: Beat the eggs with sugar until well combined, add the flour, baking powder, and butter, lightly combine, and bake at 180°C for 20 minutes.

For the filling & frosting: Cook the milk with egg yolks and sugar. Chill the mixture and then add the mascarpone, gelatin, and lightly whipped cream. Divide the cream frosting into two dishes and add the orange puree into one.

To combine

Press the crust into the bottom of a cake tin, spritz with amaretto, then add the mascarpone cream filling, followed by the white cake layer, and finally top with the orange cream frosting. Chill thoroughly.

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