Mosaic Cake
Not originally Turkish, but a very common cake in Turkey. Extremely easy, kids love it, no baking, no surprises.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 330kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams petite beurre biscuits
- 125 grams butter
- 50 grams caster sugar
- 200 millilitres milk
- 50 grams walnuts chopped / optional
- 50 grams cacao
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 lemon's zest
Instructions
- Break the egg in a small bowl. Whisk.
- Melt the butter in a pot over low heat. Make sure to keep an eye, not to burn it.
- As soon as butter is melted remove from heat and immediately add the sugar, cacao and vanilla. Mix well.
- Then add the milk and mix again.
- In a large pot crumble the biscuits. Do not leave them too large, but do not turn them into powder either.
- Add the chopped walnuts, a lemon's zest, butter and cacao mixture to the biscuits.
- Put the mixture into the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Take out of freezer, give the shape you want. You can put them into cupcake papers or a cake plate or make a triangle prizma which is the most common shape given in Turkey.
- Keep it in the freezer for at least 2 hours. Slice and serve.