Strawberry Cream Cake with Almond Flakes for Coffee

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 140 g flour
• 140 g sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 500 g Low-fat quark
• 200 g whipping cream
• 100 g yogurt
• 350 g strawberries (according to taste and desired color)
• sugar (as desired)
• 12 sheets white gelatin
• 16 strawberries (for garnish)
• 100 g almond flakes
• 400 g whipping cream
• 2 packets vanilla sugar
• 2 packets stabilizer for whipped cream
• chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1.

   Separate the eggs for the sponge. Beat the egg whites into stiff peaks, gradually adding half of the sugar while continuing to beat until a glossy white firm mass forms. Whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar until fluffy. Sift the flour over the mixture, add the beaten egg whites, and fold everything together. Pour the batter into a springform pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 180°C for about 30–40 minutes (check with a toothpick). Remove from the oven and let cool.

2. 2.

   Meanwhile, soak the gelatin sheets in plenty of cold water. Wash, trim, and finely puree the strawberries. Mix the quark and yogurt with the strawberry puree, seasoning with sugar to taste. Squeeze out excess water from the gelatin and dissolve it in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in a little cream to temper the temperature. Quickly fold the dissolved gelatin into the strawberry mixture. Whip the cream until stiff peaks form, and as soon as the mixture starts to gel, fold the whipped cream in.

3. 3.

   Cut the cake base twice horizontally. Place one layer on a cake ring and spread half of the strawberry filling over it. Add the second layer and cover with the remaining filling. Place the third layer on top, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours until set.

4. 4.

   For garnish, whip the remaining cream with stabilizer and vanilla sugar to stiff peaks; fill 1/4 into a piping bag fitted with a rosette tip. Remove the cake ring and pipe the whipped cream evenly over the cake, adding dollops of foam on top. Arrange the strawberry slices for garnish and sprinkle chocolate chips before serving.