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Cake Gormiti

The mythical island of Gorm ... all to eat! A cake decorated for a theatrical (gor) mythical birthday.

Preparation time 3 hours, plus 4 hours for assembly and decoration

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Ingredients
for sponge cake (38x38 cm) 12 eggs

360 gr zucchero semolato
360 gr di farina 00
4 bustine di vanillina

per la farcia, la copertura e le decorazioni
1200 ml di panna liquida
200 gr di zucchero a velo
circa 400 gr di meringhe
pasta di zucchero q.b. in vari colori (suggerimento: preparatela così )
albumi q.b.
zucchero a velo q.b.
gel per copertura torte (tipo Tortagel)
coloranti alimentari q.b.

(dalla torta risultante si ricavano circa 30 porzioni)

Preparazione

Gli elementi decorativi (albero, vulcano, mountains, etc..) have been prepared a few days in advance, because the sugar paste keeps well.
elements "solid" (the volcano, the tree trunk, etc..) Were made by coating sugar paste shapes cut out of sponge. The sheets of dough for sugar were glued together with icing prepared by mixing egg white with a little icing sugar until mixture is very thick (royal icing).
The other elements of the various figures were obtained modeling of colored sugar paste, always glued together with icing.
The appearance of the rock and the roughness of the bark was obtained by brushing with peel effect "of glassa colorata non troppo solida.
Le chiome degli alberi sono dei pezzi di Pan di Spagna glassati, i lapilli alla base del vulcano gocce di cioccolato sbriciolate, mentre i cristalli verdi sono dei pezzi di candito.

Per la torta vera e propria è stato preparato un Pan di Spagna da 38x38 cm, con 12 uova, 360 gr di zucchero semolato e 4 bustine di vanillina in una larga ciotola. Il composto va montato con uno sbattitore elettrico fino a che non "scrive" o fa "le corde" (vedi immagini). Sono occorsi circa 45 minuti.
È stata poi incorporata la farina setacciata un poco alla volta, mescolando piano con una frusta con movimenti dal basso verso l'alto.
Il composto è stato versato in un tegame ben imburrato ed infarinato, and bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. To check that the cooking is complete, you should stick a toothpick in the cake and make sure that it remains dry.

When assembling the sponge cake was cut in half horizontally. It was then prepared for the whipped cream and then stuffed the cake by putting a half of sponge cake, whipped cream, then a layer of meringue into pieces, then more cream and cover the second half of sponge.
The surface of the cake and the sides were covered with other cream to paste sugar paste.
The blue sugar paste was heated in the microwave, then spread into a thin sheet which was covered the cake.
The lower edge was cut to the wire.

The two halves of the island were cut from sheets of colored brown sugar paste and applied on the cake, bonded with the royal icing is not too thick.
The "wet" effect on the party that represents the sea was obtained by brushing the gel to cover cakes (Tortagel).
The edge was finished with a ribbon, to emphasize the effect "diorama" that they wanted to give the cake.
on the cake were made by gluing the various elements of the royal icing is not too thick, and most recently have been added Gormiti plastic, well cleaned and held in place with a drop of frosting.

cake has been stored in a cool room for a few hours before serving.

Images

Gallery
Here are some details of the cake (click to enlarge):

The Forest Refuge	The Shelter of the forest
The Forest Refuge	The Eagle Peak
Il Picco dell'Aquila	Il Vulcano
Il Grande Massiccio e la Caverna di Roscamar	Il Popolo del Mare e la Grande Murena
Il Popolo del Mare e la Grande Murena