Cream cake with fruit and gelatin
A soft, moist cake topped with pastry cream, fruit salad, and a light gelatin jelly, to be served very cold in generous portions.
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
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
- Preheat the oven to 163 °C.
- For the batter, whisk the eggs until they are frothy. ≈ 4 min
- Add the sugar and whisk until the mixture thickens.
- Gently incorporate the flour, salt, and melted butter. ≈ 4 min
- Pour this mixture into a 33 x 23 x 5 cm glass baking dish.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cake is cooked through.
- Let it cool.
- In a double boiler, combine the ingredients for the pastry cream. ≈ 4 min
- Cook until the cream thickens.
- Let the cream cool, then pour it over the cake.
- Arrange the drained fruit salad over the top. ≈ 3 min
- Dissolve the gelatin in fruit juice or water.
- Heat gently until completely dissolved.
- Let it cool slightly, then pour over the cake.
- 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.
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