
Peanut cake
Description
Homemade pastry for tea. In this recipe the flavor of nut layers combines successfully with a cream made from whipped cream and condensed milk. The cake is large, 16 generous slices. The cake is perfectly moist. Try serving it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1

Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2

In a bowl, pour in the sugar and add the eggs. Whisk until foamy.
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Step 3

Add 3 tablespoons of cooked condensed milk and continue whisking.
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Step 4

The mixture takes on a caramel color.
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Step 5

Add softened butter.
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Step 6

Toast the peanuts in a dry skillet or in the oven. Then remove the skins and grind them to a fine crumb.
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Step 7

Pour the ground peanuts into a bowl and mix everything together.
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Step 8

Sift 500 grams of flour and baking powder through a sieve and add them to the bowl. The remaining flour will be needed for kneading the dough and rolling out the layers.
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Step 9

We knead the dough and divide it into 12 parts. There will be 12 layers.
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Step 10

Sprinkle each piece of dough with flour, place it on parchment paper and roll it out thinly. Cut it to shape. Transfer it together with the parchment onto a baking sheet and put it in an oven preheated to 180–190 °C. The crust bakes for 5–6 minutes.
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Step 11

Prepare the cream. Chill the cream and whip it.
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Step 12

Add the condensed milk in portions and continue beating.
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Step 13

The layers are ready. The scraps will be needed later. We'll grind them and sprinkle the cake.
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Step 14

Assemble the cake. Spread the layers with cream and stack them one on top of another. That's all 12 layers.
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Step 15

Spread the cake well with cream around the entire perimeter.
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Step 16

Grind the scraps into crumbs. Sprinkle the cake on top and on the side edges.
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Step 17

The cake is ready. Leave at room temperature for an hour. Then, refrigerate. The cake will soak in 5–6 hours.
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Step 18

Before serving, the cake can be decorated to your liking. Nuts, mint leaves, or berries, for example. The cake is ready, enjoy the flavor.