Discover the classic Italian dessert: Zuppa Inglese! Learn how it’s made with this quick-step, no-words video recipe set to pleasing lounge music. Soft layers of sponge cake soaked in red liquor and filled with pastry cream— sound tasty? We promise it is!
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Zuppa Inglese – A Classic Italian Dessert
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Soft layers of pan di spagna, soaked in Alchermes liquor (or a liquor or fruit juice of your choice). Filled with silky, creamy pastry cream. We’ll show you how to make this cake from start to finish in this relaxing video recipe filmed in Italy!
Perfect as an adult birthday cake or any holiday or special day when a showstopper layered cake is called for.
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INGREDIENTS
SPONGE CAKE (PAN DI SPAGNA)
This recipe makes one ’sheet cake’ (jelly roll pan, etc)
15” x 12” (or similar) / 40cm x 30 cm
eggs – 6 whole
granulated sugar – 1 cup (180 g)
hot water – 3 tbsp
flour – 3/4 cup (90 g)
cornstarch – 3/4 cup (90 g)
lemon zest – from one
Cut the cake into 3 equal vertical layers for a rectangular layered cake. Or, bake two 6-egg sponge cakes using the recipe to cut out 3 square layers (as shown in the video recipe). You can also simply make a 2-layer cake and end with the vanilla custard on top.
PASTRY CREAM
Pastry cream is divided in half. Half of the warm custard is added to the shaved chocolate to make chocolate custard, and the other half is chilled as vanilla custard.
whole milk – 2 cups / 500 g
egg yolks – around 10 (200 g)
vanilla – 2 tsp extract / 1 vanilla bean
lemon zest – from one
granulated sugar – 3/4 cup (150 g)
corn starch – 3 Tbsp (25 g)
flour (or rice flour) – 3 Tbsp (25 g )
dark chocolate – 2.5 oz (75 g); finely shaved/chopped
LIQUID TO SOAK THE CAKE
Alcohol options: Alchermes (traditional), sweet marsala, cherry liquor
Non-alcoholic options: cherry juice
red liquor or fruit juice – 1.25 cups (300 ml ); 1/2 cup or 100 ml per cake layer
Top with nothing, freshly whipped cream or….
ITALIAN MERINGUE (OPTIONAL)
egg whites – from about 7 eggs (100 g); lukewarm temperature
water – 2 tbsp (30 g)
sugar – 1 cup (200 g)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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0:00 – intro
0:13 – how to make pan di spagna
2:10 – how to make pastry cream
4:28 – making zuppa inglese
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