Eggplant cake: a special eggplant cake

For a while since social networks have been asking me for an eggplant cake recipe or, as we say more Argentines, eggplant cake. And ... Who does not save your life a good homemade cake?

Today we are going to speak specifically about the eggplant cake , but it is not any recipe, it is the recipe of Alicia Alicia, which is spectacular, even for those who say they do not like eggplant.

Here they are going to find everything they need, all the eggplant tips , and an eggplant cake recipe that could conquer even the most skeptical. So they go to the greengrocer to take advantage of the eggplant offer because this cake deserves a place on the podium of the easy and tasty recipes .

About the eggplant cake

The salty cakes are one of those meals that serve everything: lunches, fast dinners or even a food to take work, or make a meal prepare of cakes and have frozen, the options are thousands.

But when we talk about the eggplant cake , we talk about a very special. Its intense flavor and creamy texture, along with an infinite amount of possible combinations , make it a star dish.

This easy eggplant cake is a wild card: it is done with what is in the refrigerator and it always looks good. Also, who does not love a good piece of warm cake with melted cheese? And beware, that this recipe also adapts with zapallitos or carrots , for those who like, of course. But we are going to tell you later.

7 Characteristics of the eggplant cake recipe

1. Versatile: it adapts to whatever at home. If there is no cheese cheese , such as the one we propose, cream cheese can be used . Make it only of eggplants or combine with zucchini or carrots for a softer flavor.
2. Simple: It is not necessary to be an expert in the kitchen. A or bought cake dough , the filling and baked.
3. Healthy: eggplants are light, perfect for a light meal. If the cake is made with an integral cake mass , better yet.
4. Tasty: the eggplant and cheese cake with a smoked touch is truly a delicacy.
5. Variable: You can put delicious aggregates such as caramelized onion , blue cheese, dry tomatoes, or a touch of bacon , for carnivores.
6. Economic: Perfect to take advantage when eggplants are in season and freeze to make your Mealprep .
7. Ideal for meetings or picnic: You can enjoy both hot and cold , always tasty!

How to make an easy eggplant cake? 2 fundamental keys

Making an easy eggplant art is as simple as following some basic steps: prepare, combine and bake . You just have to have a little patience in the previous cooking of the eggplants, which is a necessary step for them to be tasty.

1. Tip N 1: If the eggplants are not in season, they can be saved before cooking , until they leave their liquid and then rinse them, to get the bitterness. A good idea is to cook the eggplants in advance , to have them ready when we are going to assemble the cake.

Then it is only to process them and mix with the rest of the ingredients, to achieve a creamy and flavor filling .

2. Tip N 2: The cake mass can be homemade ( here our favorite cake mass recipe ) and you save a lot, it is also richer. Obviously you can also buy it, to facilitate the task if we don't have much time.

The best combinations for a eggplant cake

While the eggplant and cheese cake is the undisputed classic, there are variants that are worth trying. Some ideas:

• Berenjan and Zapallitos cake : Super fresh, ideal for heat days. The taste of the zucchini softens the intensity of the eggplants.
• Berenjena and carrot cake: sweet and tasty, perfect for those who love contrasts. Carrots can be grated or cooked in the oven with eggplants.
• Eggplay and mushroom cake: a gourmet touch that brings an incredible flavor and raises the level of the plate.
• Eggplant cake with ham and cheese: because ham and cheese is going well with everything . We agree, right?
• Eggplant cake with blue cheese and nuts: special for those who want a crunchy touch and a special flavor.

5 tips for a perfect eggplant cake

1. Remove the bitter taste of the eggplants: cut the eggplants into slices, sprinkle with thick salt and let them stand 20 minutes. Then, rinse and dry well.
2. Cooking them before filling the cake: the raw eggplant has a very strong flavor. It is key to cook them in the oven or in a pan before using them in the filling of the eggplant cake.
3. Give it a smoked touch: Be part of the eggplants in the hornal gives a smoking flavor to the eggplant cake that is spectacular.
4. Cheese imports: using one that melt well, such as mozzarella or fresh cheese , and complement with a good grated cheese on top to gratine.
5. Perfect bake: preheat the oven at 180 ° C and make sure the filling is firm before removing it. To make it more golden you can gratin at the bottom of the oven for a few minutes.

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Before starting with this eggplant cake

I ate this cake or cake ate at my aunt Ali. And it drove me crazy! It is soft and intense at the same time. It has all the flavor of the eggplant but does not tire ... one of those cakes that you can eat a piece after another without stopping while conversing with someone.

In addition to how we eat it, this detail that I tell you about how good the cold cake is, makes an ideal recipe to have in the refrigerator in the Beijon-Box. Enjoy it! He will love them. Guaranteed satisfaction or we return your like.

Ali did not serve it as me (lunch) but as a cold entrance, we were many. That is: the same cake but cut into small squares, "mint". Fría is as rich as hot! Super I recommend trying it in this way, they will like it a lot.

Eggplain cake recipe

Yield: 8 portions

Preparation time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Ingredients for the eggplain cake recipe

• 1 cake lid (bought or homemade cake)
• 4 medium eggplants
• 2 tablespoons of mascarpone cheese (or smeasable cream cheese)
• 2 garlic cloves
• Romero (optional)
• 4 fresh cheese fetas (or Port Salut cheese)
• 5 chopped nuts
• 5 dried tomatoes 
• 2 eggs
• Grated cheese
• Olive oil, salt and pepper
• Optional: 1 smoked bacon feta

How to make eggplant cake step by step

1. Peel 3 of the 4 eggplants and cut them into more or less couples. Place them in an oven fountain with peeled garlic cloves, salt, rosemary and olive oil on top. 
2. Bring to a strong oven (200 ° C) about 30-40 minutes until golden brown. Turn at half cooking so that they are cooking evenly.
3. Place the remaining eggplant over the nicalla and let it burn well. That eggplant will give him the smoked flavor. Remove and let cool before peeling. 
4. Hydrate dried tomatoes with warm water or in the microwave for 30 seconds. 
5. Remove the eggplants from the oven, let out and process, along with the Smoked eggplant and garlic cloves, until you get a creamy paste.
6. Add hydrated tomatoes rustically, nuts cut by hand and, optionally, the bacon. Also add mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, and eggs from one, integrating each time. 
7. Place the cake dough in the cake and bake for a few minutes. Remove and cover with the filling. Smoke so that it is even.
8. Put the cheese cut into cubes on top and sprinkle with generous grated cheese.
9. Bring to a preheated oven in 180º until the dough looks golden and crispy. About 20/25 minutes. Enjoy hot or cold!

Eggplant pastel recipe (eggplant cake)

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Do not stop trying it!

And here my eggplant cake

Because making the eggplant cake (in my case)

It is that as eggplants rarely: at my mother's house, which prepares them in canned (we will soon make video), mixed disguised among other vegetables and ... when I am annoying.

I'm going to tell you how the thing is: at home the kitchen revolves to the rhythm of my mood.

If I'm scattered, cook the doctor.

If I'm apathetic, I cook, but food is wrong.

If I am angry, but really angry, I don't cook. For anyone. They are fixed.

And if I am angry with husband, but an anger ... I don't get angry, if something in particular gave me: cooking eggplants.

Many eggplants, pure eggplant.

I had been postponing this eggplant cake, perhaps unconsciously waiting for the right time for such an affront.

It finally happened. And after some episode I heard in my head something like: Ah, yes? Well: eggplant cake. Take.

And to the table. With a smile.

-Is eggplant cake?

-Yeah. I love it. Probala, you surely like it.

It is clear that I have no idea what was the reason for anger. But it should have been important because I remember that after the eggplant cake, at night, I did the worst you can do to a human being paired, an explicit statement of hate and resentment, the contest of a possibly irreversible war: I advanced a chapter of Game of Thrones.

If I want I can be very fucking, I.

The next morning, as who does not want the thing, I told him that Dragons had stolen Daneris.