This heavenly cake is a 10 out of 10. The step-by-step recipe:
Ingredients:
– For the crust:
280g all-purpose flour
, 150g butter
, 1 large egg,
1 tsp vanilla extract,
1 sachet baking powder, 1
pinch salt
, 120g sugar
– For the filling:
250g mascarpone cheese, 200g
heavy cream
, 90g sugar,
1 tbsp honey
, 1/2 lemon.
Preparation:
1. Prepare the puff pastry dough: In a bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar until you obtain a creamy mixture.
2. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
4. For the Paradiso cream: mix the mascarpone with the sugar, honey, and lemon zest.
5. Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and gently fold it into the mascarpone mixture. Refrigerate.
7. Remove the puff pastry base from the tin and bake for another 10 minutes.
8. Roll out a new 22cm disc of dough and bake for 15 minutes at 180°C.
9. Fill the puff pastry base with the Paradiso cream and smooth the top.
10. Place the dough disc on top, dust with icing sugar, and enjoy!