Ingredients:
Low-gluten flour: 80g; Salt: 1g; Granulated sugar: 70g; Milk: 50g; Vegetable oil: 50g; Eggs: 5; Spinach powder: 5g.
Additional ingredients:
Whipping cream: 200g; Granulated sugar: 10g; Chocolate flower: 1 piece; Strawberries: as needed.
Flavor: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Moderate.
Detailed Steps for Making Christmas Tree Cake
Prepare ingredients (milk, 20g sugar, salt, corn oil in a plate).
Separate egg yolks and whites, add a few drops of lemon juice to egg whites, gradually add 50g granulated sugar in three portions, beat until stiff peaks form.
Add egg yolks to the milk in the plate and mix well.
Mix low-gluten flour and spinach powder, then sift into the egg yolk mixture.
Stir the batter until smooth.
Add egg whites in three portions, fold gently (do not stir in circles, as it may deflate the egg whites).
Well-mixed cake batter.
Pour the batter into an 8-inch mold, tap on the table to remove large air bubbles from the batter.
Preheat the oven to 150 degrees, bake on the middle rack for 45 minutes.
The baked cake has cracked slightly.
Invert the cake onto a cooling rack immediately after baking.
Let the cake cool completely before removing from the mold.
Cut the cake into three layers.
Take one cake layer and cut out a circle using a small round mold.
The second layer should be one ring larger than the first layer.
Continue cutting the cake into layers, a total of five layers.
Place the largest cake layer on a plate.
Add 10g granulated sugar to the whipping cream.
Whip until there are visible patterns.
Spread the cream on the cake layer and place a ring of strawberries.
Place more strawberries in the center and cover with cream.
Repeat the process with the remaining four layers.
Finally, top with a chocolate flower, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and it’s ready to serve.
