Fruit cream cake with gelatin

Cream cake with fruit and gelatin

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A soft, moist cake topped with pastry cream, fruit salad, and a light gelatin jelly, to be served very cold in generous portions.

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A soft cake, topped with pastry cream and fruit, encased in a light jelly.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total3 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodBaking in the oven and in a water bath
  • Estimated cost$6.18 $0.52 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people

Cake

  • $2.39
  • $0.11
  • $0.26
  • $0.18

pastry cream

  • $0.16
  • $0.07
  • $0.67
  • $1.75
  • $0.59

Decoration

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 163 °C.
  2. For the batter, whisk the eggs until they are frothy. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the sugar and whisk until the mixture thickens.
  4. Gently incorporate the flour, salt, and melted butter. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour this mixture into a 33 x 23 x 5 cm glass baking dish.
  6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cake is cooked through.
  7. Let it cool.
  8. In a double boiler, combine the ingredients for the pastry cream. ≈ 4 min
  9. Cook until the cream thickens.
  10. Let the cream cool, then pour it over the cake.
  11. Arrange the drained fruit salad over the top. ≈ 3 min
  12. Dissolve the gelatin in fruit juice or water.
  13. Heat gently until completely dissolved.
  14. Let it cool slightly, then pour over the cake.
  15. Reserve the dessert in the refrigerator so it can set properly.

The bill

Cream cake with fruit and gelatin

  • 6 eggs$2.39
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 160 g of cake flour$0.26
  • 4 tablespoons of melted butter$0.18
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.16
  • 45 g of cake flour$0.07
  • 680 ml of fresh milk$0.67
  • 5 egg yolks$1.75
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract$0.59

Total$6.18

that's $0.52 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 160 g of cake flour
  • A pinch of salt
  • 4 tablespoons of melted butter
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 45 g of cake flour
  • 680 ml of fresh milk
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 box of pre-cut salad mix
  • 2 tablespoons of unflavored gelatin
  • 480 ml of fruit salad juice or water

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