Gingerbread with creamy fudge
5 servings
30 minutes
Cakes with creamy icing are an exquisite dessert that combines the soft texture of fragrant dough with a delicate cream that melts in your mouth. The roots of this treat trace back to European baking traditions where simple ingredients are transformed into culinary masterpieces. The flavor of the cakes is rich, slightly honeyed, with hints of vanilla harmoniously complemented by the sweetness of the creamy icing. This dessert is perfect for a cozy tea time or festive treat, especially when adorned with bright patterns made from colored sugar and licorice. Waffle triangles add a textural contrast, making each serving unique. Cakes not only please the eye but also provide true delight to every lover of delicate and airy pastries.
1
Grease two rectangular baking pans measuring 8x23 cm. Add sugar, grated margarine, 2 tablespoons of milk, a pinch of vanilla essence, and salt to the flour, and mix well with a mixer. Pour the batter into the pans and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes, turn it onto a rack, and let it cool completely.
- Pancake flour mix: 360 g
- Sugar: 180 g
- Margarine: 100 g
- Milk: 160 ml
- Vanilla essence: pinch
- Salt: to taste
2
Beat softened butter with an electric mixer, gradually adding half of the powdered sugar, 120 milliliters of milk, and the remaining powdered sugar. Set aside three-quarters of the fondant, and mix the rest with food coloring. Use the coloring to draw a design, and use the remaining parts with white fondant. Sprinkle the design with colored sugar.
- Butter: 125 g
- Icing sugar: 240 g
- Milk: 160 ml
- Food colouring: to taste
- Coloured sugar (sanding sugar): to taste
3
Cut the waffles into triangles and complete the drawing. For decoration, you can also use ring candies, colored sprinkles, thinly sliced licorice, and pastry gel.
- Waffles: 5 piece
- Black liquorice: 1 piece
- Sweets (confectionery): to taste
- Confectioner's glaze (neutral gel): to taste