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Curly Pinscher Cake

Prep
45 minutes plus chilling
Cook
20 to 25 minutes per layer
Curly Pinscher Cake

Curly Pinscher Cake layers soft vanilla and cocoa sponge with sour cream and fresh fruit into a mound that is rich, cool, and genuinely fun to build.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (400 g) sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar, for slaking
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 650 g sour cream, for the cream
  • 1 cup sugar, for the cream
  • 1 kg bananas, sliced
  • 15 apricots, halved
  • 1 kg oranges or mandarins, segmented
  • Chocolate shavings, for topping

Instructions

  1. 1
    Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar and set aside.
  2. 2
    Mix the condensed milk, flour, sugar, sour cream, and eggs into a smooth batter. Stir in the slaked baking soda.
  3. 3
    Pour one-third of the batter into a greased 9-inch round cake pan and bake the white layer at 350F (175C) for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and set. Cool fully.
  4. 4
    Stir the cocoa into the remaining two-thirds of batter and bake the dark layer in the same way. Cool fully.
  5. 5
    Beat the sour cream with the sugar until smooth and thick.
  6. 6
    Break the dark layer into bite-size pieces and dip them in the cream.
  7. 7
    Place the white layer on a serving plate and top with a layer of sliced fruit.
  8. 8
    Pile the cream-coated dark cake pieces over the fruit, tucking in more fruit as you build the mound.
  9. 9
    Finish with chocolate shavings and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Best Served With

Fresh fruit

Cook's Note

Cool both sponge layers completely before breaking and dipping the dark one, warm cake pieces fall apart in the cream instead of holding their shape.

Why This Recipe Works

The split batter gives the cake contrast without extra work, and the sour cream softens the cocoa sponge while the fruit keeps each bite brighter and lighter.

Make It Yours

Add vanilla to the cream. Scatter toasted crumbs over the top. Use a little extra butter in the cream for a richer finish.