🔴 Italian CHRISTMAS TREE CAKE (Live CookAlong)

By Vincenzo's Plate · 45 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Put 400 g of sugar in a mixing bowl and sift in 100 g of flour.
2. Transfer to a medium saucepan over low-medium heat.
3. Add 1 litre of fresh milk and 8 egg yolks and whisk to combine.
4. Add a few strips of lemon rind, a cinnamon stick and a vanilla bean.
5. Stir gently and continuously for 5-10 minutes, until the custard starts to thicken. Remove from the heat.
6. Pour the custard through a sieve into a large bowl to remove lumps and the flavouring pieces.
7. Press cling film directly onto the surface of the custard, sealing the edges to the bowl, and press gently to remove air bubbles. Refrigerate for a couple of hours to cool.
8. Remove the pandoro from its packaging and set the icing sugar aside.
9. Lay the pandoro on its side and cut it into 5 slices with a long sharp knife, making the bottom slice slightly thicker.
10. Place the bottom slice on a board or serving plate and spread a thick layer of custard in the centre with a spatula.
11. Place the next slice on top, off-centre, to start the Christmas tree shape. Spread custard on it and add the next slice. Repeat until the final slice is on top.
12. Pipe small amounts of custard onto the star points of the tree.
13. Starting from the bottom layer, place a small mint leaf on each custard swirl and add a raspberry on top. On the layer above, put blueberries on the swirls, and repeat until you reach the top.
14. Add more custard to the top and decorate with fruit as you like.
15. Sift the icing sugar over the top like snow.

Summarized from Vincenzo's Plate's video. Watch it for the details.

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