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APPLE-LEMONGRASS SPIRAL CAKE

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I have not tried this cake yet but it's in my store of recipes to try. Seems like a lovely, light summer cake.

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Ingredients

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for the cake

  • 1 sponge as for ricotta-raspberry cake

for the filling

  • 21 grams clear gelatine
  • 0.25 litres apple juice Unsweetened
  • 0.25 litres cider
  • 1 bunch lemongrass
  • 500 ml double cream
  • 4 tablespoons caster sugar

Method

  1. Add water to the gelatine and let it set (as stated on the packing). Then melt slowly (don't boil) and add it to the apple juice and cider. Leave it to cool for half an hour.
  2. Chop the lemon grass. Whisk 250 ml cream with 2 tbsp sugar. Add it to the cooled jelly with the lemongrass and put it in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  3. Spread the cream on the sponge and put it back in the fridge for another 20 minutes.
  4. Proceed as with the ricotta-raspberry cake, coating the cake with the double cream whipped with 2 tbsp sugar.
  5. Decorate with steamed green apple slices and chopped lemongrass and pistachio.

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