Layer cake with lime cream

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Soak gelatine in cold water for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, place a springform pan rim or cake ring (20-22 cm Ø) on a cake plate and line it with a layer of biscuits in a circle, side by side. Wash the limes hot and grate them dry. Finely grate the zest of 2 limes. Squeeze all limes. Whisk the egg yolks, 175 g sugar, vanilla sugar and grated lime zest until thick and creamy with the whisk of the hand mixer.

2. 2

   Beat egg whites and cream separately until stiff and chill. Dissolve the gelatine in a small pot at low heat. Stir lime juice into the gelatine, then slowly pour into the egg yolk cream while stirring. First fold in the cream, then the beaten egg white. Now apply a layer of cream to the biscuits in such a way that the outer biscuits still look half or up to a third out. Now cover the cream layer with a new layer of biscuits, which are placed slightly offset. Place another layer of cream on top so that the outer biscuits are visible. In this way, layer more cream and biscuits (5-6 layers) until the whole cream is used up. It is important to work quickly when layering so that the cream is soft enough. Chill the finished layer cake for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. Wash the strawberries, drain well and clean.

3. 3

   Now cover the cream layer with a new layer of biscuits, which are placed slightly offset. Place another layer of cream on top so that the outer biscuits are visible. In this way, layer more cream and biscuits (5-6 layers) until the whole cream is used up. It is important to work quickly when layering so that the cream is soft enough. Chill the finished layer cake for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. Wash the strawberries, drain well and clean. Leave the strawberries whole or cut into pieces, depending on their size. Mix strawberries with 50 g sugar and marinate for about 15 minutes. Remove the edge of the cake or springform pan and place some marinated strawberries and thin slices of lime on the well-cooled layer cake. Dust with icing sugar and possibly decorate with a strawberry. Add the remaining strawberries

4. 4

   Leave the strawberries whole or cut into pieces, depending on their size. Mix strawberries with 50 g sugar and marinate for about 15 minutes. Remove the edge of the cake or springform pan and place some marinated strawberries and thin slices of lime on the well-cooled layer cake. Dust with icing sugar and possibly decorate with a strawberry. Add the remaining strawberries