Snacks & baking

Massini

Massini is a small Uruguayan pastry made of a thin slice of sponge cake topped with whipped cream, sometimes decorated with fruit. Light and fresh, it goes well with an afternoon coffee or tea.

37 min
6 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇺🇾 Uruguay

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Ingredients

Optional extras

6 Strawberries or cherries for decoration

Nutrition facts

289 kcal per serving

Protein: 6.3 g
Carbohydrates: 30.2 g
of which sugars: 20.2 g
Fat: 15.4 g
Fiber: 0.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a tray with baking paper.
Whisk the eggs with the sugar for about 5 minutes, until the mixture triples in volume and forms a ribbon.
Gently fold in the sifted flour with a spatula, then spread the batter on the tray in a layer about 1 cm thick.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the surface is golden and springy to the touch. Turn out onto a damp tea towel and let it cool.
Whip the very cold cream with the icing sugar and vanilla into a firm chantilly.
Cut the sponge into discs or squares, spread them with apricot jam, then cover with the cream.
Decorate with a few fresh fruits and keep cool until serving.