Tender Turkish Malaga Cake

Ingredients

• 2 Eggs for the custard
• 50 g Wheat flour for the custard
• 80 g Sugar for the custard
• 500 ml Milk for the custard
• 100 g Butter (Add at the end of preparing the custard.)
• 4 Eggs for the sponge cake
• 120 g Sugar for the sponge cake
• 100 ml Milk for the sponge cake
• 50 ml Vegetable oil
• 150 g Wheat flour for the sponge cake
• 1 tsp Baking powder (Heaped.)
• 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
• 150 ml Milk for soaking (For soaking the finished sponge cake.)
• 200 g Chocolate (For the ganache.)
• 200 ml 33% heavy cream (Hot, for the ganache.)
• Bananas (The quantity is not specified in the source; arrange on top of the custard.)
• White chocolate (For decoration; quantity not specified.)
• Pistachios (Chopped, for decoration; quantity not specified.)

Steps

1. 1

   For the custard, place 500 ml of milk over medium heat.

2. 2

   Separately, combine 2 eggs, 80 g of sugar, and 50 g of flour until smooth and lump-free.

3. 3

   When the milk just begins to boil, reduce the heat and slowly pour in the egg mixture in a thin stream, stirring constantly.

4. 4

   Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.

5. 5

   Add 100 g of butter and stir. Cover the custard and leave it to cool. If lumps form, blend the custard with an immersion blender.

6. 6

   For the sponge cake, beat 4 eggs with 120 g of sugar very well until light, fluffy, and pale.

7. 7

   Pour in 100 ml of milk and 50 ml of vegetable oil.

8. 8

   Add 150 g of flour, 1 heaped tsp of baking powder, and 2 tbsp of cocoa. Mix the batter.

9. 9

   Pour the batter into a pan and bake. The author did not specify the baking temperature or duration.

10. 10

    Soak the finished sponge cake with 150 ml of milk.

11. 11

    Spread the cooled custard over the sponge cake.

12. 12

    Arrange the bananas on top of the custard.

13. 13

    For the ganache, pour 200 ml of hot 33% heavy cream over 200 g of chocolate and stir until smooth.

14. 14

    Pour the melted chocolate ganache over the cake.

15. 15

    Decorate the cake with white chocolate and chopped pistachios.

Notes

The source does not specify the baking temperature or duration, pan size, quantities of bananas, white chocolate, or pistachios, or the cooling time for the custard. Assemble the cake after the custard and sponge cake have cooled.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• chocolate
• custard
• sponge cake
• bananas
• home baking
• Turkish cuisine