Wonderfully tender biscuit meets sweet meringue, together they nestle on a layer of coffee cream. To melt away! With the tips for the perfect cardinal cut, you too will certainly succeed in making the classic in confectioner quality!
Hop, hop, hurry!
Cardinal cuts consist of sponge cake and meringue – two masses that are better not to be kept waiting! If the whipped cream stands too long for the meringue, it will collapse and not be as fluffy as you would like. In this case, a few drops of lemon juice and beating the egg white again will help, which should make it firm again. So that the slices can be prepared quickly, it is best to line the baking tray with baking paper before preparing the sponge cake and meringue. A time-saving investment is a second piping bag, so you can place the sponge cake in nice strips on the baking tray immediately after applying the egg white mixture without having to wash out the piping bag and refill it in between.
Color to taste
Originally traditionally coated with apricot jam, today cardinal slices are often filled with coffee cream. But also the combination with delicate pink strawberry cream simply tastes irresistibly good! Variants with vanilla cream or whipped cream with cranberries are also delicious. You can choose your color depending on whether you prefer it bitter or sweet.
Don’t keep your cardinal cuts waiting!
However, the combination of meringue and creamy filling also means that the cardinal slice will want to be eaten fairly soon. It is therefore not so good for preparation, but rather for quick plastering.
Nowadays, cardinal slices are often filled with coffee cream. But also the combination with delicate pink strawberry cream simply tastes irresistibly good! Variants with vanilla cream or whipped cream with cranberries are also delicious. You can choose your color depending on whether you prefer it bitter or sweet.
Don’t keep your cardinal cuts waiting!
However, the combination of meringue and creamy filling also means that the cardinal slice will want to be eaten fairly soon. It is therefore not so good for preparation, but rather for quick plastering.