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Read our Privacy and Cookie Policies to find out more. 1. Lifestyle 2. Food and Drink Magic cake: How to make the simple three-layer dessert Magic Cake is taking the internet by storm - yet again Dave Maclean Wednesday 26 October 2016 12:20 BST IFRAME: https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https3A2F2Fwww.facebo ok.com2Findylifestyleonline2Fwidth=450layout=buttonaction=likesiz e=largeshowfaces=falseshare=falseheight=35appId=235586169789578 Click to follow Indy Lifestyle Online capture.jpg The cooking process gives the cake three different layers YouTube/Cook Kafemaru A three-layer dessert known as the Magic Cake is taking the internet by storm. It is appealing due to its incredible simplicity – it needs one bowl and no odd ingredients or weird techniques. Wochenende 👏 Und wie lässt sich das am besten einläuten? 😉 Mit dem restlichen Zauberkuchen von gestern natürlich 😍 demnächstaufdemblog magiccake kuchen zauberkuchen pfirsichmelbazauberkuchen A photo posted by Yvonne 👻: yvonneeamk (@experimenteausmeinerkueche) on Jul 1, 2016 at 6:10am PDT To make it, you use the basic ingredients used for a normal cake; eggs, water, flour, sugar, milk, and butter. But by baking the loose batter at a lower temperature, two layers are created: a thick, fudge-like base layer, and a custard centre. ガトーマジック ショコラ ・ レシピより5分長めに焼いてみました。 ・ マジックケーキ 魔法のケーキ magiccake A photo posted by Tamao Yamashita (@carlosvivian) on Feb 5, 2016 at 4:26pm PST Whipped egg whites are added to the batter last which create a textured topping. Variations of the cake have been circulating on the internet for years now, but from time to time the dessert gets a random resurgence. Magic cake first try 😍 bake magiccake A photo posted by @runoutofwords on Oct 23, 2016 at 12:45pm PDT After various peaks over the past five years, the number of Google searches for magic cake soared dramatically last month – presumably as the autumn weather arrived and people wanted warming comfort food. It could be down to its visual appeal, because while it looks high-effort, it involves very little elbow grease. So weekend attempt, the famous "magic cake" , one batter, 3 layers , interesting to see it becomes like that after baking. How the separation when it bakes. Taste wise,eggy texture but still creamy and definitely something to try again with other flavours. Perhaps coffee? Hahaha weekendbakes melbourne homebaking magiccake 3layers1batter A photo posted by Joyce Cheng (@cpcjoyce) on Oct 22, 2016 at 10:49pm PDT Baking bloggers have put their own twist onto the simple recipe, tweaking their own with chocolate, pumpkin spice, peanut butter, lemon, and gingerbread. Others have experimented with butterscotch, eggnog, matcha powder and rhubarb for some interesting concoctions. E niente.. finalmente ce l abbiamo fatta! tortamagica magiccake cake magic sweet fra poco sul blog food foodlove forbreakfast A photo posted by Veris 🌸 Bon Appetì ! (@veronica.frontini) on Oct 21, 2016 at 2:49am PDT A basic recipe sees four eggs separated, and the whites whisked until stiff. In a separate bowl, the egg yolks are beaten with sugar, water and vanilla until light. Melted butter is then added , plus flour, milk and the beaten egg whites. Optical illusion cake Cooking temperatures and times vary, but a finished magic cake typically takes around one hour. Before eating, it needs to cool in the pan for at least three hours. 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