Ocean cake

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 125 g butter
• 125 g sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 150 g flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 2 tbsp milk
• 4 egg whites
• 200 g sugar
• 1 pack of almonds, sliced
• 100 g sugar
• 2 lemon(s), the juice
• 3 tsp cornstarch (Mondamin)
• 750 ml cream

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Rest time approx. 8 hours; Total time approx. 8 hours 45 minutes

Mix the baking powder with the flour and sift. Then add the fat, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla sugar, and milk and mix to a smooth batter. Pour half of the batter into each greased springform pan. Beat the egg whites and sugar until stiff peaks form and fold in the almonds. Divide this mixture between the two springform pans. Bake the cake layers in a preheated oven at 175 degrees Celsius for about 30 minutes. For the filling, boil the sugar, lemon juice, and Mondamin with 1/8 liter of water and allow to cool. In the meantime, whip 1/2 liter of cream. Fold in the cooled mixture. Spoon the filling between the cake layers and garnish with almonds on top. Refrigerate overnight.