Spinach, strawberry & lime cake

The tender sponge cake made from fresh spinach, enhanced with mint and the zest of lemon, seems to blossom at the touch of the chef's hand. The layers of the cake unveil the secrets of flavor harmony: succulent strawberry filling tempers the brightness of lime and is enveloped in velvety cream cheese. This masterpiece of art on your table is a captivating fusion of tastes and aromas that invites you to savor every enchanting crumb.
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Spinach, strawberry & lime cake

Ingredients

Spinach sponge
fresh spinach
200g
7oz
0.80cup
13.40tbsp
vegetable oil
130g
4.39fl oz
mint to taste
3 sprigs
egg
4pc
sugar
200g
7oz
0.80cup
13.40tbsp
lemon juice
0.5pc
flour
260g
9.10oz
1cup
17.42tbsp
baking powder
10g
0.35oz
0.67tbsp
Strawberry compote
strawberry
200g
7oz
0.80cup
13.40tbsp
sugar
70g
2.45oz
0.28cup
4.69tbsp
gelatin
8g
0.28oz
0.54tbsp
water
40g
1.35fl oz
Lime mint filling
heavy cream
90g
3.04fl oz
mint
3 sprigs
lime juice
35g
1.18fl oz
gelatin
5g
0.18oz
0.34tbsp
water
25g
0.85fl oz
white chocolate
130g
4.55oz
0.52cup
8.71tbsp
butter
35g
1.23oz
2.35tbsp
Cream cheese frosting
cream cheese
600g
21oz
2.40cup
40.20tbsp
powdered sugar
130g
4.55oz
0.52cup
8.71tbsp
heavy cream
300g
10.14fl oz

Method

Spinache sponge

For a vibrant color, it's best to use fresh spinach rather than frozen.

  • Wash, dry, and blend the spinach with mint, lemon juice, and vegetable oil.
  • Beat eggs with sugar until fluffy. Add the spinach-oil mixture to the eggs and gently mix with a spatula. In 2-3 additions, add flour and baking powder, mixing gently each time. Divide the batter into 2 pans (18-20 cm diameter).
  • Bake at 170°C for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out dry.

Strawberry compote

  • Soak gelatin in water and let it swell for about 10 minutes.
  • Blend strawberries, cook with sugar for a couple of minutes, remove from heat, and add swollen gelatin.
  • Pour into molds lined with plastic wrap (ring diameter 14-16 cm).

Lime mint filling

  • Soak gelatin in water.
  • In a saucepan over low heat, melt white chocolate with heavy cream.
  • Add the swollen gelatin, mix.
  • Add mint and lime, blend, add room-temperature butter, blend again, strain through a sieve to remove large mint leaves.
  • Pour into molds lined with plastic wrap (ring diameter 14-16 cm).

Cream cheese frosting

Combine all ingredients in a mixer bowl and beat until fluffy and thick.

Cake assembly

  • Slice each sponge cake into two layers.
  • Layer: Sponge – cream cheese – strawberry compote – a bit of cream on top, create borders for the filling with a piping bag – sponge – cream – lime-mint filling – cream – sponge – cream and strawberry compote – cream and sponge.