This Snickers cake is one of the best I know. The combination of airy and crispy bottom with Ritz and peanuts, caramel, chocolate and salty peanuts is a recipe for success.
Ingredients
Recipe Cake base
- 7 pcs egg whites
- 2,5 dl sugar
- 190 gram Ritz (1 pack)
- 350 gram salty peanuts (1 bag)
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
Recipe Caramel
- 300 gram sugar
- 12 tbsp water
- 175 gram butter in cubes
- 1 tsp maldonsalt
- 3 dl whipping cream
Recipe Chocolate cream
- 300 gram dark chocolate
- 130 gram butter
- 130 gram icing sugar
- 7 pcs egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
Topping and assembling the cake
- 100 gram chocolate
- salty peanuts
In this recipe I have again received help from my good friend Lillian. She is an expert on cakes and fortunately shares her best tricks with me and you. Here I will show you thoroughly with step by step pictures of the whole process. If you follow this recipe, you can make an incredibly delicious Snickers cake.
Step 1
Start by making the base. Run Ritz biscuits and peanuts separately in a blender or food processor until it has a consistency like a little coarse sand.
Step 2
Separate egg yolks from the whites and place in separate bowls. The whites are used in the bottom and the yolks are to be used in the chocolate cream. Pour the egg whites into a food processor with a whisk and start the machine at high speed. When the egg whites start to froth, pour in a little of the sugar and let it whip a little more.
Step 3
Do the same thing several times until you have no more sugar left. Pour 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste into the meringue and continue beating until it is completely firm and shiny (this takes between 5-10 minutes). Mix baking powder together with the crushed Ritz biscuits and the peanuts.
Step 4
Then invert this mixture along with the meringue.
Step 5
Divide into a long pan or 4 small pans. Remember baking paper underneath and grease the edge.
Step 6
Put the cake base in a preheated oven at 180 degrees hot air and bake for 25 minutes.
Step 7
When the base is done baking, it is important that they are cooled completely in the pan before you take it away from the pan.
Step 8
How to make the caramel: Start by pouring the sugar and water into a frying pan or thick-bottomed saucepan. It is important not to touch when making caramel. What happens if you stir is that the sugar crystallizes and we do not want that.
Step 9
Set on a fairly high heat and wait until the sugar has acquired a golden and nice color. Add the diced butter and stir.
Step 10
Take in 2 pinches of maldon salt and cook for a few minutes. Add the cream and simmer for about 5 minutes until the caramel has thickened. It will be even thicker when cooled. Leave at room temperature until you are ready to assemble the cake.
Step 11
Now you need to make the chocolate cream. Mix the 7 egg yolks together with the icing sugar and beat until you get a smooth and nice mass.
Step 12
Melt the butter over low heat. Measure out the chocolate and break into pieces. Add the hot butter and turn off the heat on the plate.
Step 13
Let the chocolate melt slowly. When the chocolate has melted in, mix this together with the egg yolk and icing sugar mixture. Mix well.
Step 14
Topping is even more melted chocolate: boil a pan of water. Place a bowl of the rest of the chocolate over the hot water. It is called melting in a water bath.
Step 15
How to put the cake together: Start by finding a cake pan or plate (it is important that this fits in your fridge) and place a base nicely in the middle. Spread caramel and sprinkle with peanuts. Pour on some of the liquid chocolate.
Step 16
Lay on a new base and do the same again.
Step 17
When you put on the last part, this becomes like the lid of the cake.
Step 18
Spread on chocolate and let it drain well down the side.
Step 19
This gives a slightly rustic look and chocolate is very good. Pour over a little more caramel and sprinkle well with peanuts. Finish with a few thin strips of the melted chocolate from the water bath.
Step 20
Wipe some extra chocolate from the plate and put in the fridge. The cake should be left in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour before serving. Use a hot knife to get the prettiest possible slices. Since this is a cake with many layers and quite powerful, it is advisable to cut the cake into slightly thin slices. Now all you have to do is enjoy an incredibly good Snickers cake. Good luck.
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