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Divine wild berry & cream sponge cake dessert

A mix of sponge cake and wild berries tossed with a divine cream sauce
Course Dessert
Cuisine Hungarian
Keyword berries, dessert, lemon, sour cream, sponge cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings 6 people
Author Hungarian Eats

Ingredients

Sponge Cake - for a 23 cm - 9" diameter round baking pan

  • 6 eggs
  • 120 g flour
  • 120 g sugar
  • butter and flour to grease the baking pan to grease the pan butter, margarine, shortening or cooking spray could be used

Sauce

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup whipping, heavy or table cream
  • 2,5 tbsp powder sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Berry mix

  • 4-5 cups frozen strawberries, blackberries, blueberries

Instructions

  • Take the frozen fruits, the amount you wish to use for this recipe, out from the freezer, and let them thaw out in a bowl at room temperature

Sponge cake - follow the step by step instructions in my Sponge Cake recipe

  • I used the same egg - flour-sugar ratio ( 1 egg - 20 g flour - 20 g sugar) that I use in my sponge cake recipe, I just used this time only 6 eggs, so I needed 120 g flour and 120 g sugar.

Cream sauce

  • Mix sauce ingredients, and adjust the sweetness and sourness to your taste. I like a nice, balanced flavour, not too sweet, not too sour.

Preparing the dish

  • Cover a large glass or ceramic baking dish with a layer of inch-sized sponge cake pieces. I used an 20 cm x 28 cm (8" x 11") glass dish.
  • With a small ladle or spoon pour half of the sauce (third if you make three layers) on the sponge layer. Use the spoon to spread it evenly.
  • Spread evenly half of the berries (third if you make three layers) on the sponge cake pieces
  • Repeat the layers again (once or twice depending on the size of the baking dish) - sponge cake pieces, sauce and finally berries.
  • Cover it and refrigerate for a couple of hours to chill, then it is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Use store bought sponge cake if you don't have the time to bake your own.
Use any kind of frozen fruits, mix them as you wish
Use fresh fruits if you wish, but I found that frozen berries just make this dish perfect.
Although I have not tried it yet, but you can substitute the sour cream with yogurt, especially with mediterranean yogurt.
Make it the night before, it is going to taste even better.