How to Make Icy Wind Cake

Icy Wind Cake in making

Although it is typical for Croatia, Icy Wind cake originates from the Austro-Hungarian empire and they called it Spanish Windcake. The Croatian version is more compact.

Recipe

The icy wind cake consists of crust, cream, and extras. Here are the ingredients for each layer.

Ingredients for the Meringue crust

• 9 egg whites, 
• 300 dkg of sugar, 
• 1 tablespoon of apple vinegar

Ingredients for the cream

• 9 egg yolks, 
• 4 tablespoons of sugar, 
• 4 tablespoons of wheat flour, 
• 3 vanilla sugars.

Extras

• Half a liter of whipped cream, 
• approx. 10 strawberries, 
• approx. 5 kiwis,
• approx. 2 bananas.

Preparing the Cake

First, you make the Meringue crust and later focus on the cream and extras.

Meringue Crust Preparation

As mentioned you will need 9 egg whites, 300 dkg of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of apple vinegar. You can use the alcohol vinegar if you do not have the apple one. It is used only for shine.

The mixture for the Meringue crust

First, you mix the egg white. Then add sugar and vinegar and mix it all until there is no trace of sugar in the mixture anymore.

Then you prepare it for baking. Cover the casserole with baking paper in order to be able to remove the crust easily from the casserole after baking.

The casserole

You bake the crust for 1 hour at the temperature of 150C.

Note: you can prepare the crust day earlier.

Baked Meringue Crust

After you separate it from the baking paper, slice it into three equal parts. Then the crust is prepared for filling.

Cream Preparation

For the cream, you will need 9 egg yolks, 4 tablespoons of sugar, 4 tablespoons of wheat flour, and 3 vanilla sugars.

First, mix the egg yolks and sugar to smooth the cream. Then add the required amount of flour and vanilla sugars.

The next step is to take and boil 2,5 dcl of milk. When it is boiling slowly add the mixed cream and stir at a slow temperature till the mixture is thickened.

Cooked cream for the cake

Note: If you do not stir it or stir it slowly on a strong fire the eggs will cook and lose the texture and the cream flavor.    

Then leave the cream to cool completely. Afterward, add one whole margarine 250gr.

Finished cream

Note: Make sure you put margarine in the cold cream. Otherwise, the cream will not thicken, it will leak from the cake once you place it on it.

Fruit Preparation

You can choose any fruit you like. The usual mix is one red fruit such as strawberries, one green fruit usually a kiwi, and one yellow fruit like bananas, but it is up to you. If you do not have strawberries or it is not their season you can always use cherries.

Strawberries for the cake

Strawberries or cherries can leak because they are too watery in texture. So drain them from the water before you place them on the cake.

Also, sprinkle the bananas with lemon juice so they don't change the color to brown before serving the cake.

Bananas for the cake

Regardless of which fruit you choose, slice it into thin pieces.

Finally, mix half a liter of the whipped cream.

Now you have all the cake parts and it is time to piece them together.

Forming of the Cake

Forming of the cake's first layer

Place the first part of the crust. One-third of the cream and the first layer of fruit go on top. The first fruit layer is usually bananas because they are the heaviest but it is up to you. 

Then place a small layer of whipped cream. The next third of the crust goes on top of it.

All three layers from the side

Repeat the procedure with all three layers.

Wavy decor

Finally, use the rest of the whipped cream to cover it from all sides.

You can decorate the cake as you like. It can be smooth or wavy.

Cake with fruit on top

You can also place some fruit on top like in the photo below. Options are endless!

Where Is the Best Icy Wind Cake in Croatia

As we already mentioned, this is one of the most popular sweets in Croatia. Thus, you can find it everywhere!

We have already written about fine dining restaurants in Croatia at several top destinations in Croatia. Feel free to check our previous blog posts if you are interested:

• Best Restaurants in Opatija Riviera in Croatia 
• Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Dubrovnik
• The 5 Best Restaurants in Split City in Croatia
• The 5 Best Restaurants in Trogir
• The Top 5 Restaurants and Bars on Brac Island.

We are sure you will find Icy Wind Cake at least in some of them.

For those coming to other destinations, we recommend the Private Chef Service. The chef will make you Icy Wind Cake or other delicacies, whatever you want.

Private Chef Service in one of our Luxury Villas in Croatia

Finally, you have the Icy Wind cake recipe with tips, know where to try it and where to stay in Croatian villas. We hope you will make it or try it in Croatia. Make sure to tell us about your experience through Social Media and the #vipholidaybooker hashtag.