Feliz noche queridos amigos. Hoy quiero compartir el paso a paso de esta deliciosa torta. La hice para el hijo de unos amigos, la torta es de naranja, el merengue de chocolate y para completar unas deliciosas galletas de chocolate.
Happy night dear friends. Today I want to share the step by step of this delicious cake. I made it for the son of some friends, the cake is orange, the chocolate meringue and to complete some delicious chocolate cookies.
Para hacer estĂĄ torta necesitamos:
- 6 huevos.
- 250 gr de mantequilla.
- 4 tazas de harina de trigo.
- 2 tazas de azĂșcar.
- 1 taza de agua.
- ralladura de una naranja.
To make this cake we need:
- 6 eggs.
- 250 gr of butter.
- 4 cups of wheat flour.
- 2 cups of sugar.
- 1 cup of water.
- zest of an orange.
Para comenzar con esta torta vamos a colocar los 250 gr de mantequilla y una taza de azĂșcar(aproximadamente 200gr) vamos a batir bien hasta que la azĂșcar no se sienta tanto y la mantequilla tenga un color mĂĄs claro.
To start with this cake we are going to place the 250 g of butter and a cup of sugar (approximately 200 g) we are going to beat well until the sugar does not feel so much and the butter has a lighter color.
Ahora a estĂĄ mezcla le vamos a incorporar las 6 yemas, las claras las usaremos mĂĄs adelante.
Now we are going to add the 6 yolks to this mixture, the whites we will use later.
La harina de trigo la vamos a ir incorporando poco a poco y siempre la pasamos por un colador para sacar cualquier grumos que estĂĄ pueda tener.
We are going to incorporate the wheat flour little by little and we always pass it through a strainer to remove any lumps that it may have.
Ahora vamos a incorporar el lĂquido a nuestra mezcla en este caso yo estoy usando agua, pero pueden utilizar leche o jugo de naranja.
Now we are going to incorporate the liquid into our mix. In this case, I am using water, but you can use milk or orange juice.
AquĂ tenemos las claras que reservamos antes, las vamos a batir con una taza de azĂșcar y preparar un merengue que vamos a agregar a nuestra mezcla.
Here we have the whites that we reserve before, we are going to beat them with a cup of sugar and prepare a meringue that we are going to add to our mix.
Al agregar este merengue estamos aportando mĂĄs aire a nuestra preparaciĂłn y esto harĂĄ que tengamos una torta mĂĄs esponjosa.
By adding this meringue we are adding more air to our preparation and this will make us have a fluffier cake.
Por Ășltimo vamos a agregar la ralladura de una naranja.
Finally we are going to add the zest of an orange.
Vamos a colocar la mezcla en un molde y lo llevamos al horno. Yo use un molde de 22 cm de diĂĄmetro.
We are going to place the mixture in a mold and take it to the oven. I used a 22 cm diameter mold.
AsĂ luce nuestra torta una vez la horneamos.
This is how our cake looks once we bake it.
Ahora aquĂ tengo 300 gr de azĂșcar y le colocarĂ© aproximadamente media taza de agua.
Now here I have 300 grams of sugar and I will put about half a cup of water in it.
Cuando se va cocinando asĂ luce nuestro almĂbar. Este almĂbar va a permitir cocinar nuestras claras y tener nuestro merengue italiano.
When it is cooked, our syrup looks like this. This syrup will allow us to cook our egg whites and have our Italian meringue.
AquĂ tenemos 4 claras que vamos a comenzar a batir para poder tener una claras bien montadas y poder comenzar a agregar el almĂbar.
Here we have 4 egg whites that we are going to start to beat in order to have a well-mounted egg whites and to start adding the syrup.
AquĂ ya tenemos el merengue Italiano listo.
Here we already have the Italian meringue ready.
Le agregamos una o dos cucharadas de cacao para tener un merengue de chocolate.
We add a tablespoon or two of cocoa to have a chocolate meringue.
Vamos a colocar el merengue italiano en una manga pastelera para agregarlo mĂĄs fĂĄcil en nuestra torta.
We are going to place the Italian meringue in a pastry bag to add it easier to our cake.
AquĂ ya nuestro merengue quedĂł parejo por toda la torta.
Here our meringue was even throughout the cake.
Agregamos un poco de chocolate por el borde de la torta.
We add a little chocolate around the edge of the cake.
AquĂ ya la torta lista coloque un poco de galleta triturada por los bordes y algunas galletas enteras en la parte de arriba.
Here, the cake is ready, place a little crushed biscuit around the edges and some whole biscuits on top.