Mastic fish cake

Step 1. How to make a cake in the form of fish from mastic? Prepare the ingredients for the test. Sif the flour through a sieve. Thanks to this, the finished biscuit will be airier. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Beat the eggs with sugar into a white lush mass. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa and neat movements from the bottom up, mix a homogeneous dough. Keep in mind that the flour may need a little more or less. For more information about its properties, as well as all about the selection and whipping of eggs, read the links below.

Step 2. How to bake and soak biscuit for cake? Bake the form with parchment and lubricate it with oil. Pour the dough into a mold and send to the oven for about 35-40 minutes. Check the biscuit readiness with a wooden sword. Baking time may vary. Read more about ovens, choice of forms and parchment, as well as the preparation of biscuits, read the links below the steps. Completely cooled carcass cut into pieces 3x3 cm. Dilute the liquid jam with warm water and soak this syrup in a sliced cake.

Step 3. How do you make cake cream? Prepare the necessary ingredients for the cream. Use chilled sour cream with a fat content of at least 25% – this will provide a stable texture. Whip with a mixer or a corolla until the volume increases slightly, then gradually add sugar and vanillin. Continue whipping until the sugar dissolves completely and steady peaks form. The finished cream should keep in shape, but do not overdo it - with prolonged whipping, sour cream can dissect.

Step 4. How to make a cake in the form of fish? On the tray or serving dish, apply a layer of cream 1 thick. 5-2 cm in the form of an oval (the basis of a future fish). Tightly drown in cream biscuit cubes, forming the first layer. Cover them with a new layer of cream, repeat the stacking of cubes. Alternate the layers, narrowing the structure to the tail and slightly lifting to the back. Between the cubes, you can place cherries, candied fruit, nuts at will. Send the finished fish to the refrigerator for 20 minutes for soaking.

Step 5. How to make a cream for alignment? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Take the oil out of the refrigerator in advance, it must be plastic. Blow the butter to lushness, then gradually introduce condensed milk, continuing to whip until a uniform creamy consistency. Ready cream profusely cover the chilled cake, using a confectionery spatula to level the surface and sides. Remove the cake in the fridge for at least 2 hours to stabilize the cream before the final decor.

Step 6. How to make a scale and head for fish from mastic? Roll the mastic into a thin pancake and cut out circles for scales from it. From the circles from the tail to the base of the head, form scales for the fish. Starting from the tail, lay the circles on top, slightly pressing each element. Cut the head of a fish from the mastic and place it in its place. You can find mastic recipes in the link below the steps.

Step 7. How do you make fins and tail? Also cut out the fins and tail from the mastic. Apply a pattern on them with a knife or toothpick. If desired, dry for 10-15 minutes on a curved surface (for example, on food film laid in a hollow between glasses) for natural bending. Attach the fins and tail to the fish.

Step 8. How to paint fish with a dye? Dilute the food coloring in water. Add a pinch of candurine for metallic shine and mix thoroughly. With a wide brush, apply the main tone on the entire surface of the fish, then with a thin brush, paint the depressions between the scales and fins. For a gradient effect, apply a more saturated shade to the back and a lighter one to the abdomen. Make and color the eyes and lips of fish. Put them on. Let the paint dry.

Step 9. How do you serve cake to fish? When serving, focus on cutting - lead the knife from head to tail, demonstrating a layered structure. Supplement the dessert with themed accessories: starfish made of caramel or chocolate pebbles. For a children's holiday, you can use disposable plates with a wave print. Enjoy your meal!