Portal's iconic cake may have been a lie (or not) but you won't be left wanting to try it: At VidaExtra we are going to give you the recipe so you can prepare it at home. You will not need the Portal Gun, the ingredients are your own and the apron and hat are optional. Of course, I can tell you that since you have a little sweet tooth and like chocolate, you may end up celebrating more than one birthday at the wrong time. And we are not going to deny it, what better way to hit the mark with your most gamer friends and family?
The origin of the Portal Cake… and the meme
The Cake of Portal is possibly one of the biggest memes associated with Valve video games, and no wonder: without going into too much detail, the cake itself, as a concept, is a motivational tool with which the game itself invites us to complete the first beats of the video game. Who doesn't want a cake?
From here on, technically the cake Portal It has two recipes: one that can be seen in the game itself, through the Aperture Laboratories computer screens, although with some licenses and omissions. The other, the truly interesting one, is the one cooked at The Regent Bakery & Café in Redmond.
The short story told is that the creators of Portal They were inspired by the restaurant's delicious Black Forest cake to shape and tempt the players without suspecting that, not long after, it would end up becoming a meme and, at the same time, one of the unquestionably most iconic pastry works in the history of the games. video game. So much so that the writer of the saga Erik Wolpaw decided to omit her presence, although mentioning her briefly, because he got tired of pie jokes.
![Recipe Portal](https://i.blogs.es/87cdb0/receta-portal/450_1000.webp)
One of the Aperture Laboratories computers showing the cake recipe
On the other hand, it is worth keeping in mind that the Portal Cake was officially marketed for some time. Well, sort of: Gaya Entertainment offered some fully licensed brewing kits with a few essential ingredients and the recipe on the back of the box. However, it is more of a collector's item than something practical since, to be honest, it is more practical and profitable to gather what we need and in the end we will have to bake ourselves anyway.
Our recipe is based on what was seen in the kit, uses DAP's Black Forest ingredients and takes into account the presentation and original elements. However, there are many alternatives as it is a pastry delight that is very typical of German gastronomy. That said, if you want to prepare it in a simple way, it is best to hire a kitchen assistant: we must have several things preparing simultaneously. Because not everything can be as simple as Sonic's hot dogs.
Ingredients for the Black Forest, Portal cake
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![Portal Ingredients](https://i.blogs.es/0eaa90/ingredientes-portal/450_1000.webp)
BLACK FOREST |
Difficulty: Four. Five |
For 10 people |
Preparation: 45 minutes |
Cooking: 1 hour |
Total time: less than 2 hours |
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How to prepare the Portal cake step by step
The preparation of the cake
- If we do not have a kitchen assistant, it is best to start from the cake. The first step is preheat the oven to 175ºC while we line two or three circular molds (depending on their height) with parchment paper and spread them with butter to grease them. While we let the oven heat up, we have to do several things.
- Trick 1: The Portal cake is tall, so we can be creative by using two tall molds or three or more molds that allow us to enable several layers. Here you can do it however you think might look best on you.
- We melt the chocolate in a bain-marie
- Meanwhile, we prepare a bowl and mix the milk and white wine vinegar and let it rest for approximately 15 minutes. During that time, we beat the butter with the sugar. Add the eggs and begin to beat for approximately three minutes until creamy.
- We add the chocolate (it should already be melted) and finally we add the flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. When everything is well mixed, we add the milk.
- We pour the cream into the molds that we prepared in the first step and leave them in the oven for an hour until it reaches consistency.
- Trick 2: The trick to see that they are ready is to prick with a toothpick and when you remove it it should come out clean.
- Once it is ready, we leave them on racks for approximately 15 minutes until they cool completely.
- We take the liquid whipping cream and beat it with the sugar until it acquires a little consistency. From there we place one of the discs as a base and spread the cream with the cherry liqueur (if desired) and then cover with another layer until it reaches the desired height.
How to make the Cake filling
- Once we have the cake, with its different tiers, we cover it with the rest of the cream evenly and preserving the original shape as much as possible.
- Once the cake is covered, we create small cream bases on top to place the candied cherries in a spiral movement along each base. The authentic Portal cake has eight cherries, but we can accommodate it to the number of diners.
- From there, we spread the cocoa powder and the chocolate shavings (if they are very large they can be chopped) until the cake is covered both on the sides and on the top, being a little careful with the cream that we left to place the cherries.
- Finally, we crown the dessert by placing cherries on each cream base that we left on top. If we wish, we can reserve the central area for a candle like in the video game or some type of decoration.
How to serve the Portal cake (as GlaDOS would make it)
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![Screenshot 5926](https://i.blogs.es/b0e70d/screenshot_5926/450_1000.webp)
The measurements we have used for the cake Portal They are for approximately ten people, but in the end it all depends on the molds, the height and, of course, the willingness to repeat. Generally, the best thing to do is to have at least one candied cherry, plus another extra for each of our guests who we know will repeat, which is very likely.
From there, the serving process is like that of any cake: it is placed on the table and divided into pieces starting from the center as a reference and, highly advisable, asking a little before if you want a normal portion, more large or somewhat smaller. It has no mystery.
All in all, and despite the fact that the Black Forest cake is filling and delicious in terms of its flavor, you can always leave some additional candied cherries nearby in case you need to make more divisions than expected or for those who especially enjoy them or They prefer not to fall into temptation again.