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Probiotic Mousse Cake

Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: RUSSIAN
Servings: 1 cake
Author: Valeria - Beets 'n Bones blog

Ingredients

CRUST

  • 1 cup einkorn flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter cut into pieces
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream or 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

WHITE LAYER

  • 1.5 tablespoons 15g gelatin + 1/3 cup water (90g)
  • 4 tablespoons 30g milk
  • 1 cup 200g heavy cream
  • 1 cup 200g yogurt or kefir preferably homemade
  • 1 cup 250g farmers cheese, or kefir cheese, or ricotta
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup or mild honey more, if you like it sweeter
  • Juice of one lemon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

TOP LAYER

  • 1 tablespoon 7g gelatin + 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup pureed fruit or berries sweetened, if you wish

Instructions

CRUST

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • In a mini food processor, place 1 cup einkorn flour, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Pulse once or twice to combine.
  • Add 4 tablespoons of chopped butter, 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Pulse several times, until the dough starts to come together.
  • Spread the dough in an 8 inch cake pan with removable sides, poke with a fork several times. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

WHITE LAYER

  • Blend yogurt (or kefir), farmers cheese, maple syrup, lemon juice and vanilla. Leave in the blender.
  • Using a hand or stand mixer, whip cream until stiff peaks form.
  • In a small sauce pan, whisk together 1.5 tablespoon of gelatin and 1/3 cup water. Add 4 tablespoons of milk, turn on low heat. Allow gelatin to just melt, remove from heat at once.
  • Add gelatin liquid to the blender and pulse a couple of times to incorporate.
  • Gently transfer the blender content into the bowl of whipped cream; fold with a spatula. Don't over mix.
  • Pour onto the crust. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or until firm.

TOP LAYER

  • In a small sauce pan, combine 1 tablespoon of gelatin with 1/4 cup water. Simmer until gelatin melts.
  • Add gelatin liquid to pureed fruit or berries, whisk well. Pour on top of the white layer. Refrigerate until firm.

Notes

  • Kefir is more sour than most yogurts, and sour cream is more sour than cream.
  • Depending on the type of fermented dairy you use, the taste of the white layer may vary, so try it for sweetness before adding gelatin.