Rehrücken Lamington (Reinventing the Lamington 2011 ) -COMPLETE

“It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.”

 Errol Flynn quotes (Australian actor 1909-1959)

He is sooo HOT! 


It is that time of the year. One of my favorite blogs to read DeliciousDeliciousDelicious

( by the infamous Mr. P) has once again posted the challenge for re-inventing the Australian dessert known as a Lamington. My Lamington is based on a cake from Vienna known as a Rehrücken. The Rehrücken is traditionally part of the Austrian confection of pastry, like Sacher Torte. A cake named after, and made to look like a tenderloin of venison! :) 

Flynn as Robin Hood- one of my favorite movies of all time.  I do not know if Flynn has ever eaten a Lamington,  BUT  he does kill some venison in this movie. ( Yeah, i know....it is a stretch)  I could not resist .....He is adorable.

 

 Here is the picture of the real deal.

It requires a special mold . I have to thank  Joe Pastry.
I first saw this monster on his blog:)

My Re-Invented Lamingtons

Voila!

 

My 1/2 round molds

 chocolate nut sponge cake

cored out and filled with raspberry jam

"glued" with  raspberry jam to form a sphere

Glazed with apricot jam

 

Covered with a chocolate/hazelnut glaze, studded with almonds

Cut open it looks like an Alien looking at me

Chocolate/Nut Sponge

Cake Ingredients 

6 eggs, separated
6 tablespoons sugar
1 vanilla sugar or half a vanilla bean scraped 
Juice of half a lemon
2 slightly heaping tablespoons cocoa
2 heaped tablespoons ground hazelnuts
2 heaped tbsp grated almonds 
2 heaping tablespoons of grated chocolate
3 heaped tablespoons of flour, plain
1 teaspoon baking powder

Raspberry Jam  filling
4-5 tablespoons happening, hot apricot jam  First glaze
100 g butter ,120 g couverture  chocolate, 1/3 cup nutella -- Last chocolate glaze
 Slivered Almonds 

 Directions for Cake 

Prepare 1/2 round mold. Coat with butter and sprinkle with sugar.
Pre=heat oven to 200 degrees C.

Beat egg yolks, sugar, vanilla sugar and lemon juice until thick and fluffy.

Beat egg whites until stiff., Reserve.

Sift nuts, ground chocolate  flour, cocoa and baking powder together. 

Beat into egg/sugar mixture  until well blended.

Fold in Egg whites.

Spoon mixture to fill 3/4 of molds. Bake @ 5 mins until puffed and set. Cool UPSIDE DOWN  in molds. Make Lamingtons.