Italian · Dessert
Soft Milk Dome Cake
A delicate Italian sponge soaked in warm sweetened milk and cream, then finished with a soft layer of mascarpone — a dome-shaped cousin of tres leches built on genoise technique and a light hand with sugar.
$1
25 minsPrep
17 minsCook
72 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
327Calories
6.1gProtein
16.2gFat
38.1gCarbs
22.6gSugar
0.3gFiber
62mgSodium
122mgChol
9.4gSat Fat
133mgPotassium
80mgCalcium
1.1mgIron
0.4mcgVitamin B12
0.2mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.5gAlcohol
vegetarian
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and butter a small 10cm dome-shaped or round cake tin, lining the base with parchment.
2
Whisk the 2 egg yolks with half the sugar (about 17g) until pale and thick, then beat in the vanilla extract.
3
In a separate clean bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks, then gradually add the remaining sugar and whip to a glossy, firm meringue.
4
Sift the cake flour and cornstarch together over the yolk mixture and fold in gently, then fold in one-third of the meringue to loosen the batter.
5
Fold in the remaining meringue in two additions, keeping as much air in the batter as possible, and pour into the prepared tin.
6
Bake for 16-18 minutes until risen, springy to the touch and lightly golden, then cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
7
Warm the whole milk, heavy cream and condensed milk together gently until just steaming (do not boil), then let cool to warm room temperature.
8
Once the sponge is fully cool, poke it all over with a skewer and slowly spoon the warm milk mixture over the top, letting it soak in fully before adding more.
9
Beat the softened mascarpone until smooth and spread or pipe it over the soaked sponge, then chill for at least 30 minutes before slicing to serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 7/87/8 eggs, separated (44g)
- 1.2 oz35g sugar white
- 1.1 oz30g sifted cake flour
- 0.3 oz8g cornstarch
- 0.1 oz3g vanilla extract
- 1.9 oz55g warmed whole milk
- 1.1 oz30g warmed heavy cream
- 0.4 oz10g condensed milk
- 0.9 oz25g softened mascarpone
