﻿{"id":3083,"date":"2015-05-20T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/?p=3083"},"modified":"2018-05-16T13:08:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:08:11","slug":"my-aunts-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/?p=3083&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"My aunt\u00b4s cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are cakes, and special cakes, and for me this is one of the lattest. Since I was little I was always hoping to get a big piece. My aunt would always prepare it for the day of the big celebrations in the village and I didn\u00b4t mind the amounts of nice food that passed before my eyes, my only goal was to get to dessert time and have a big piece, then I would be satisfied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1057 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG_20150512_202223\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223-416x334.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223-1080x868.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202223-1200x964.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"IMG_20150512_202357\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357.jpg 810w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_202357-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of months ago I asked her the recipe and finally, last week while I was visiting my homeland, I could make this recipe. Just a bite brings me back directly to my childhood hhhmmm.<\/p>\n<p>Here I show you my aunt\u00b4s recipe. It\u00b4s easy and no oven needed. Just a piece is enough like a snack. Is soft and spongy since the cookies absorb all the cream after leaving it in the fridge for a couple of hours or during the whole night. Are you in?<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1059 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG_20150517_231216\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216-416x360.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216-768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216-1080x935.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231216-1200x1039.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6 eggs<\/p>\n<p>half a kilo of sugar<\/p>\n<p>250 gr of soft butter (at room temperature)<\/p>\n<p>1 box of round biscuits<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1055 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG-20150512-WA0037\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037-416x281.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0037-1080x729.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First we prepare the filling: separate the egg whites from the yolks. Beat the egg whites until they form peaks. Mix the butter and the sugar until they get creamy, add the egg yolks one at a time and keep stirring. Slowly add the egg whites and mix carefully until a soft cream.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1054 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG-20150512-WA0035\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035-416x249.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0035-1080x646.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now place the biscuits on a platter or in a mold, one layer after another soaking them in the cream. If you use too many biscuits you will get a dry cake, so be generous when you add the filling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1060 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG_20150517_231723\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150517_231723-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now put the cake in the fridge and let it rest for a couple of hours or during the whole night; also you can put a weight on top of the mold so the biscuits absorb the filling better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1052 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027.jpg?w=180\" alt=\"IMG-20150512-WA0027\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027.jpg 648w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027-416x693.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img-20150512-wa0027-614x1024.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next day it\u00b4s time to decorate, I made meringue and used some strawberries to put on top.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1056 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG_20150512_201703\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_20150512_201703-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a delight&#8230;enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are cakes, and special cakes, and for me this is one of the lattest. Since I was little I was always hoping to get a big piece. My aunt would always prepare it for the day of the big celebrations in the village and I didn\u00b4t mind the amounts of nice food that passed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[511,591],"tags":[763,766],"class_list":["post-3083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cakes-en","category-tartas-en","tag-special-cakes-en","tag-tartas-especiales-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3083"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3711,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3083\/revisions\/3711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}