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Creamy Layered Cake

A delightful layered cake with a creamy filling that melts in your mouth, perfect for celebrations.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350

Ingredients
  

For the Cake
  • 150 g 150 g flour All-purpose flour recommended
  • 100 ml 100 ml water For batter consistency
  • 100 ml 100 ml milk For batter consistency
  • 80 g 80 g butter Melted for batter
  • 4 4 eggs Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon 0.5 teaspoon salt
For the Creamy Filling
  • 500 ml 500 ml milk For filling
  • 150 g 150 g sugar
  • 100 g 100 g flour For thickening the filling
  • 2 eggs 2 eggs Room temperature
  • 180 g 180 g butter Whipped for smooth texture

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Once melted, add the milk, water, and salt. Bring to a gentle boil.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder together.
  3. Gradually add the flour mixture to the saucepan, stirring constantly until you have a smooth dough.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (around 400 degrees Fahrenheit).
  5. Once the dough has cooled slightly, add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
Baking
  1. Line a 25 cm round cake tin with parchment paper and pour half of your batter into the prepared tin.
  2. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
  3. Repeat the process with the remaining batter to bake the second crust.
Creamy Filling
  1. In a bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until well mixed then gradually add the flour, stirring to ensure no lumps.
  2. In another saucepan, heat the milk again and slowly add the egg mixture, stirring continuously until thickened.
  3. Let the creamy filling cool before mixing with whipped butter until smooth and creamy.
Assembly
  1. Spread the creamy filling over one of the cooled cake layers and place the second layer on top.
  2. Refrigerate the assembled cake for about 2 hours.
  3. After chilling, slice the cake and serve, optionally dusting with powdered sugar.

Notes

For variations, add vanilla or lemon zest to the filling, and consider chocolate ganache for the topping.