Well, everyone already knows the new trend?
Although ... it started a year ago, in fact 😆
These are bento cakes or lunch box cakes.
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These are mini cakes that are placed in containers. The size of the cake is no more than 8-10 cm in diameter to fit exactly into the portion container.
Bento cakes have become popular in Korea. There they are sold in almost any pastry shop. Such cakes serve as a compliment to someone, or just if you wanted something sweet, but you don't want to buy a whole cake.
Bento is a Japanese word and means roughly "lunch you can take with you."
These cakes are usually very delicate and light in composition. They weigh 300-400g. Inside, the simplest and most airy fillings.
They are also decorated with the most primitive decor, as light as possible, without complex and heavy figures. Perfect alignment is also absolutely unnecessary here!
The idea behind cakes is that they should look and taste like homemade, craft-made ones. And not like a conveyor belt.
Therefore, if they begin to be produced in factories and stamped by machines, this will not be the same at all. There must be authenticity in these cakes.
You can also add labels here. Cakes can be signed for each specific person personally. You can write pleasant wishes, even simply: "Have a nice day!" After all, such cakes can be eaten without a reason🥰
Bento cake recipe
Sponge
(for 4 mini-cakes 7 cm in diameter):
Eggs - 4 pcs (210-215 g)
Sugar - 80 g
All purpose flour - 120 g
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Unsalted butter - 30 g
Milk - 30 g
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
**** I missed the moment in the video: Mix milk with butter and add after introducing and mixing flour
Cream for filling:
Cream cheese - 200 g
Heavy cream - 60 g
Powdered sugar - 50 g
Berry puree optional
Cover and decor cream:
Cream cheese - 200 g
Unsalted butter - 70 g
Powdered sugar - 50 g
Food coloring.
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