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Homemade Yo-Yo Snacks

17/11/2023

The yo-yo snacks are soft and indulgent little cakes, ideal for a snack or to accompany coffee. They are similar to small sponge cakes filled with cream, and making them at home is a truly pleasant experience. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

For the batter:

  • 3 eggs
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 150 g of 00 flour
  • 1/2 packet of baking powder
  • Grated zest of one lemon (optional)

For the filling:

  • 200 g of mascarpone
  • 50 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (or the seeds of a vanilla bean)

Preparation

  1. Prepare the batter for the snacks.

    • Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
    • Separate the yolks from the whites. Whip the whites to stiff peaks with a pinch of salt.
    • In another bowl, whip the yolks with the sugar until you get a swollen and frothy mixture.
    • Add the grated lemon zest to flavor, if desired.
    • Add to the yolk and sugar mixture the sifted flour with the baking powder, incorporating it gently with a spatula.
    • Finally, incorporate the whipped egg whites, mixing from the bottom up so as not to deflate the mixture.

  2. Bake the snacks.

    • Distribute the batter in a muffin tin or in paper liners, filling them about two-thirds full.
    • Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until the snacks are golden and soft to the touch.
    • Let cool completely before filling them.

  3. Prepare the cream for the filling.

    • Work the mascarpone with the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until you get a homogeneous and smooth cream.

  4. Assemble the yo-yo snacks.

    • Cut each snack in half horizontally.
    • Spread a generous amount of mascarpone cream on the base of each snack.
    • Cover with the other half of the snack and dust with powdered sugar if desired.

There you go, you’ve created delicious homemade yo-yo snacks!

Trivia

The yo-yos are inspired by classic industrial snacks, but making them at home allows you to customize the recipe to your tastes, for example by adding cocoa to the mascarpone cream for a more indulgent variant. In addition, you can explore various shapes and decorations, such as adding sugar granules or chocolate on the cream for a special touch.