Adamove ústa: cocoa cake with cookies and pudding

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1. Make the batter

   Bring the margarine, sugar, cocoa powder, and water to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Let cool. Separate the eggs. Gradually stir the yolks into the cooled mixture, then stir in the flour sifted with the baking powder. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form, then gently fold them into the batter.

2. Add the cookies

   Sandwich the cookies in pairs with jam. Pour the batter into a parchment-lined baking pan, about 38 × 24 cm, and arrange the cookie sandwiches evenly in the batter.

3. Bake

   Bake in an oven preheated to 170–180 °C (340–350 °F) for 30–40 minutes. Let the cake cool, then drizzle it with the water mixed with the lemon juice.

4. Make the filling

   Stir the pudding mix into half a glass of milk. Bring the remaining milk to a boil with the sugar and 50 g of the butter, pour in the pudding mixture, and cook briefly. Let cool. Beat the remaining softened butter, then gradually beat in the pudding until smooth. Spread the filling over the cake.

5. Make the glaze

   Pour the boiling water over the gelatin and let it bloom. Heat the margarine, sugar, cocoa powder, and cream until melted and combined, then stir in the gelatin. Pour the glaze over the filling and refrigerate the cake until set.

   Source: slodkieniebo.blogspot.sk

Tip: Sandwich the cookies with just a thin layer of jam and place them gently in the batter; they will sink on their own as the cake bakes. Wait until the glaze has fully set before slicing the cake.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Adamove ústa – kakaový koláč so sušienkami a pudingom