Russian Punch Cake (Russische Punschtorte) | Saveur

Russian Punch Cake (Russische Punschtorte) | Saveur

www.saveur.com

From Vienna's legendary confectionery shop Demel, this show-stopping rum-spiked layer cake has a creamy custard filling and toasted meringue frosting.

View Original

Share this recipe:

Ingredients

  • 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, 4 tbsp. melted
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups flour
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • <sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup sugar
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. salt
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup dark rum
  • 1 (1/4-oz.) packet powdered gelatin
  • 4 whole eggs, separated, plus 4 egg yolks
  • 2 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups sugar
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> cup plus 1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 <sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cups milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp cream of tartar
  • 16 candied violets
  • 1 tbsp. shelled and unsalted pistachios, finely chopped

More Like This