Romantic Winter Cake

Ingredients for Romantic Winter Cake

for cake

• 4-4.5 cups flour
• 3 medium eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of oil
• 1 bottle of mineral water
• 3/4 cup watery yogurt
• 10 g (1 pack) baking soda
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1 packet of vanillin)
• 1 tablespoon of granulated coffee (+ 1 tablespoon of boiling water)
• 1 pinch of sea salt

For the labneh cream

• 200 g labneh cheese
• 150 g (2 packs) powdered whipped cream
• 1 + 3/4 cup cold milk

For the above

• Roses made of white sugar paste
• Roasted hazelnuts and almonds
• cake decorations
• fresh rosemary
• Powdered sugar
• Cocoa

How to Make a Romantic Winter Cake

• Pour boiling water into granulated coffee, mix, let cool.
• Beat the eggs and sugar in a deep bowl. Add yogurt and oil and mix.
• Mix mineral water and lemon juice in a glass and pour into the egg mixture. Add the cooled coffee and vanilla extract and mix all the ingredients well.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl; Add to the mixture and whisk well.
• Transfer the mixture you prepared to a 20 – 22 cm cake mold lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for 30 – 35 minutes. Take it out of the mold when it comes to room temperature.
• Cut it in half crosswise with a suitable cake or bread knife.
• Beat the whipped cream and milk with a mixer. Add the labneh cheese and continue whisking until it reaches a creamy consistency.
• Spread the cream on the middle layer of the cake you cut in half and on top of it. Cover the sides with cream in a natural look and sprinkle some cocoa.
• Make a wreath with fresh rosemary, hazelnuts and almonds on top of the cake. Complete with cake decorations and roses. Serve by sifting powdered sugar.