San Marcos cake
Are you a pastry lover? Then you can’t stop doing the San Marcos Cake sweet. Well, it is a dessert that has its origins in Spanish gastronomy, but little by little it has been incorporated into Mexican dishes for its flavor, creaminess and simplicity, becoming a classic. Next we will show you all the steps you must follow to make it.
Ingredients
All the ingredients you will need to prepare the San Marcos Cake are listed below.
• 8 large eggs.
• 300 grams of sugar.
• 150 grams of wheat flour.
• 50 grams of melted butter.
• 500 grams of custard.
• 150 grams of icing sugar.
• 200 milliliters of sugar.
• A tablespoon of rum.
• One lemon’s juice.
• 1 tablespoon of corn starch.
• 1 Almond to decorate.
Steps
The San Marcos cake requires that you dedicate time to its preparation. Well, it is not a complicated recipe, but it needs dedication, because it is laborious. That is why we advise you to do it calmly so that you can enjoy this delicious dessert. The steps to follow to carry out this process are as follows:
Step 1
In a bowl add the 4 eggs and 200 grams of sugar and start beating until they can whiten. Then, little by little, add the previously sifted wheat flour and a pinch of salt.
Step 2
Keep stirring the mixture and add the melted butter. Then cover with parchment paper and add the mixture.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 180 °C and cook the preparation for about 15 minutes. Then, let cool and cut into three equal pieces.
Step 4
To decorate, place the cream in a saucepan and add the icing sugar. Subsequently, separate the bitumen into two equal parts, in one add the cocoa powder and reserve in the fridge.
step 5
For the coverage, pour the 4 egg yolks, the lemon juice, the sugar and the water into a bowl. Also, add the corn starch and mix all the ingredients to form a homogeneous mixture.
Then, cook all the preparation over low heat, but without stopping stirring so that it does not stick. Reserve to cool.
step 6
In a container, place a piece of cake, then add the bitumen and place another layer of cake to form three layers. Finally add the coverage, to decorate and at the end place the almond.
Finally, you know how the preparation of the San Marcos Cake is. In this way, you can delight your family and friends with a delicious dessert.
