Esterhazy almond cake with cornstarch

Esterhazy cake consists of five cakes baked from whipped protein mass with the addition of almonds, which gives an incredible taste and aroma to the cakes, the cake is covered with an invariable cobweb of chocolate.

1. Beat the protein to a foam, add sugar and beat until strong peaks.
2. Add almond flour to the whipped whites, gently mix with a spatula.
3. Prepare baking paper ( or silicone mat with markings ) with circles drawn in advance with a diameter of 20 cm . There should be 5 sheets, since there will be five cakes.
4. Using a pastry bag, put the protein mass on the prepared templates, you can level the cakes with a spatula (I leave it as it is).
5. Sprinkle the cakes generously with powdered sugar, repeat the procedure after a couple of minutes (so the cakes will be crispy on top and soft inside).
6. Bake the cakes at 170 for 15 minutes (the cakes should be slightly browned).
7. With hot! remove the paper from the cake, otherwise it will stick tightly. This should be done carefully, the cakes are fragile!
8. Heat the milk to a hot state. In a separate container, add the yolks, sugar and starch, mix, and constantly stirring, pour in the hot milk. Put everything back on the stove and cook the cream at medium temperature, stirring constantly, until thickened.
9. Transfer the cream to another container, and cover with a film, let cool.
10. Beat condensed milk at room temperature a little, add very soft butter at room temperature and beat until creamy. Add the cooled cream and mix.
11. Assemble the cake by smearing the cakes with cream. Do not apply cream on the top cake.
12. Line the sides of the cake with cream.
13. Apply apricot jam to the top cake, spread it all over the cake.
14. Apply melted white chocolate on apricot jam and spread evenly over the entire surface.
15. Draw a spiral pattern with melted dark chocolate (using a pastry bag) and using a toothpick to make a "spider web".
16. Sprinkle almond petals on the sides of the cake.
17. Leave the cake to soak for several hours.

Bon appetit! Cook with pleasure !