Pychotka Niedzielna is the perfect dessert for the weekend – fast, appetizing and always on point. This simple sponge cakein which sweet and sour, pitted sweets are immersed cherriesand the whole thing is crowned with a light, golden meringue foam. The combination of flavors is key here – the natural sourness of the fruit breaks the sweetness of the meringuecreating a baked good that is not heavy. Pychotka is perfect both as a dessert for a quiet family Sunday and as a cake for the upcoming Epiphany. You will prepare them quicklyand your guests will be impressed.
Ingredients:
Ingredients for the sponge cake:
- 250 g of soft butter,
- 200 g of sugar,
- 3 eggs,
- 3 tablespoons of kefir,
- a teaspoon of vanilla essence,
- 480 g of wheat flour,
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder,
- 700 g cherries (seedless).
Ingredients for the meringue foam:
- 4 proteins,
- 150 g of sugar.
How to do it:
1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Without stopping mixing, add one egg to the mixture, then kefir and vanilla essence.
2. Sift flour and baking powder into the mixture in batches. Mix with a spatula just until the ingredients are combined.
3. Line a 25×35 cm baking tin with baking paper. Pour the dough into it and smooth its surface. Sprinkle evenly with cherries (you can use fresh cherries, and out of season – pickled fruit). Press them lightly into the dough.
4. Put the form in the oven preheated to 180°C. Bake for 35 minutes.
5. While the cake is baking, prepare the meringue foam. Beat the egg whites with sugar until thick, shiny foam.
6. Reduce the oven temperature to 150°C (after 35 minutes of baking). Take the cake out of it for a moment and put the foam on it. Place the cake back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
7. Remove the baked cake from the oven and leave to cool. Within an hour, golden drops of “dew” will appear on the meringue foam.
Source: Terazgotuje.pl
