Autumn jazz cake

This cake is just like early autumn – bright, juicy and tempting!
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AUTUMN JAZZ CAKE

Ingredients

Biscuit
flour
193g
6.76oz
0.77cup
13tbsp
carrots
170g
5.95oz
0.68cup
11.39tbsp
eggs
278g
9.73oz
1cup
18.63tbsp
baking powder
10g
0.35oz
0.67tbsp
sugar
210g
7.35oz
0.84cup
14tbsp
butter
180g
6.30oz
0.72cup
12tbsp
pecan nuts
100g
3.50oz
0.40cup
6.70tbsp
salt
2g
0.07oz
0.13tbsp
cinnamon
2g
0.07oz
0.13tbsp
nutmeg
2g
0.07oz
0.13tbsp
Cheesecake
eggs
62g
2.17oz
4.15tbsp
cream cheese
300g
10.50oz
1.20cup
20tbsp
sugar
50g
1.75oz
3.35tbsp
cream (33%+)
80g
2.70fl oz
salt
1g
0.04oz
0.07tbsp
caramelized apricots with carrots
110g
3.85oz
0.44cup
7.37tbsp
flour
23g
0.81oz
1.54tbsp
pecan nuts
20g
0.70oz
1.34tbsp
Caramelized apricots with carrots
carrots
220g
7.70oz
1cup
14.74tbsp
apricots
230g
8.05oz
1cup
15.41tbsp
sugar
215g
7.53oz
0.86cup
14.41tbsp
Soaking
sugar
30g
1.05oz
2tbsp
water
100g
3.38fl oz
apricot puree
50g
1.75oz
3.35tbsp
Assembling creme
cream cheese
500g
17.50oz
2cup
33.50tbsp
powdered sugar
100g
3.50oz
0.40cup
6.70tbsp
cream (33%+)
100g
3.38fl oz
Coating custard
cream cheese
530g
18.55oz
2cup
35.51tbsp
powdered sugar
120g
4.20oz
0.48cup
8tbsp
butter 82.5%
180g
6.30oz
0.72cup
12tbsp

Method

This cake is just like early autumn – bright, juicy and tempting!

Juicy carrot biscuits with pecans, caramelized apricots with carrots, delicate cheesecake with caramelized apricots and delicious fluffy crème…

Juicy, tender and delightful!

The languid taste of autumn in every piece of cake!

The calculation is for a 16 cm (6.3 inch) cake.

Sponge biscuit

For the sponge biscuit (2 ring molds):

  • 193 g flour | 6.80 oz
  • 170 g carrots | 6.00 oz
  • 278 g eggs | 9.80 oz
  • 10 g baking powder | 0.35 oz
  • 210 g sugar | 7.40 oz
  • 180 g butter | 6.35 oz
  • 100 g pecan nuts | 3.55 oz
  • 2 g salt | 0.05 oz
  • 2 g cinnamon | 0.05 oz
  • 2 g nutmeg | 0.05 oz

All the ingredients should be at room temperature. Sift the flour with the baking powder; add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and combine everything well with a whisk. Whip the eggs with sugar at high speed of the mixer until thick fluffy foam. Add the dry ingredients in two passes. Mix them in gently, from the middle to the edge, with a silicone spatula.

Melt the butter in the microwave, and cool it slightly; add 2-3 tablespoons of the dough, and combine until smooth. Add it to the dough, and combine. Add the finely grated carrots and finely chopped pecans. Combine everything once again.

Pour the dough into 2 rings with a diameter of 16 cm (6.3 inch). Bake the sponge biscuit in the preheated oven at a temperature of 160C (320F), top / bottom mode, for 35 to 40 minutes until a dry skewer. Focus on your oven! Cool it on a wire rack, and wrap with the cling film; put the biscuit in the fridge for 4 to 6 hours, preferably overnight. Cut each biscuit into two layers.

Cheesecake

For the cheesecake with caramelized apricots and carrots:

  • 62 g eggs | 2.20 oz
  • 300 g cream cheese | 10.60 oz
  • 50 g sugar | 1.75 oz
  • 80 g cream (33%+) | 2.80 oz
  • 1 g salt | 0.05 oz
  • 110 g caramelized apricots with carrots | 3.90 oz
  • 23 g flour | 0.80 oz
  • 20 g pecan nut | 0.70 oz

Mix the room temperatured cream cheese with sugar and salt until smooth, using a silicone spatula. Add the eggs, and combine everything well. Add the flour through a sieve, and mix. Add the caramelized apricots with carrots, and mix again. Add the cream, and combine.

Spread the cheesecake in a prepared ring mold, and bake it in a water bath in a preheated oven at 120C (248F) for 50 minutes. The edges of the cheesecake should grab, and the middle should shake. Cool the cheesecake for 2 hours in a slightly open oven, and then put it in the fridge for at least 6 to 8 hours.

Caramelized apricots with carrots

For the caramelized apricots with carrots:

  • 220 g carrots | 7.75 oz
  • 230 g apricots | 8.10 oz
  • 215 g sugar | 7.60 oz

Place the sugar and the carrots (cut into small cubes) in a deep-bottomed saucepan. Caramelize the carrots. Closer to the readiness, add the frozen apricots, cut into cubes. Bring it to readiness, and remove the mix from the heat. Cool it down.

Soaking

For soaking:

  • 30 g sugar | 1.05 oz
  • 100 g water | 3.55 oz
  • 50 g apricot puree | 1.75 oz

Place all the ingredients in a thick-bottomed saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cool it down.

Assembling creme

For the cake assembling crème:

  • 500 g cream cheese | 17.65 oz
  • 100 g powdered sugar | 3.55 oz
  • 100 g cream (33%+) | 3.55 oz

Combine the cream cheese with the powdered sugar at a low mixer speed; add the cream, and combine. That's it, the crème is ready!

Coating custard

For the coating custard:

  • 530 g cream cheese | 18.70 oz
  • 120 g powdered sugar | 4.25 oz
  • 180 g butter 82.5% | 6.35 oz

Take the butter out from the fridge 30 to 40 minutes before cooking. Whip the butter with the powdered sugar until whitening and fluffy. Stir the cream cheese on the lowest mixer speed. Combine the cream cheese with the butter. Mix again, and place the custard in a pastry bag. That’s it!

Cake assembling

Assemble the cake, following the next order:

a sponge biscuit layer / soaking / crème / crème edge / caramelized apricots with carrots / crème / a sponge biscuit layer / soaking / thin layer of crème / cheesecake / thin layer of crème / a sponge biscuit layer / soaking / crème / crème sides / caramelized apricots with carrots / crème / soaking.

Bon Appetit!