Sponge cake with mascarpone

We divide the eggs into whites and yolks. Place the yolks in a bowl, add granulated sugar and begin to beat with a mixer at low speed, gradually gaining momentum. Beat the mixture until the foam is almost white. We place the proteins in another bowl, add salt and beat with a mixer until a dense foam is obtained. In a separate container, mix the sifted flour with baking powder. Pour the dry mixture in portions into the yolks, gently kneading the dough. After adding the entire amount of flour, we begin to introduce the whipped proteins, also in portions, gently kneading the dough from top to bottom in a circular motion.

Pour the prepared dough into a greased mold. If you use a silicone mold, then you do not need to lubricate it with anything. Preheat the oven to a temperature of 180 degrees and put the dish with the dough into it to the middle level. We bake the biscuit for 40-50 minutes. We check the readiness at the end of baking by sticking a toothpick into the center. If the toothpick comes out dry, then the biscuit can be taken out. Remove the finished biscuit from the mold and let it cool completely on the wire rack.

To prepare the cream, beat the cream and icing sugar with a mixer until a thick, homogeneous mass is obtained.

Add mascarpone to the whipped cream and mix everything together at a slow speed with a mixer or simply by hand, gently kneading with a spatula.

Cut the cooled biscuit into three even cakes.

We put the first cake on a dish and grease it with the prepared cream.

Cut the washed and dried strawberries into thin slices and place them on the cream along the perimeter of the cake. Cover with the second cake layer. Lubricate the second cake with a layer of cream and lay out the chopped strawberries. Cover with the third cake.

Lubricate the surface and sides of the cake with cream using a silicone spatula. We try to smooth out irregularities and arrange the cake as smoothly as possible.

We place the formed cake in the refrigerator for several hours so that it is well cooled and soaked. Before serving, the cake can be garnished with strawberries.