The Tastiest Valentine's Day Cake
Description
The recipe won't take much time. A romantic evening is about more than just exciting hot dishes—how about dessert? I suggest this recipe. It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare the dough for the layers. To do this, mix three eggs with 300 grams of sugar and sour cream, add 3 teaspoons of baking soda, and beat the mixture thoroughly with a mixer.
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Step 2
Carefully pour in 300 grams of flour with a spoonful of starch, and thoroughly knead the dough with a spatula.
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Step 3
Divide the resulting dough into three equal parts, and add 50 grams of poppy seeds to the first part.
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Step 4
In the second — 100 grams of raisins.
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Step 5
In the third — 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 100 grams of chopped walnuts.
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Step 6
Each cake layer should be baked separately. Bake them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes.
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Step 7
While the cake layers are baking, prepare the custard cream. To do this, mix two chicken eggs, one cup of sugar, and three tablespoons of cornstarch in a saucepan.
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Step 8
Pour the milk into the resulting mixture in a thin stream, while simultaneously beating the cream with a mixer.
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Step 9
Place the almost-ready cream over low heat, bring it to a boil, then let it cool slightly, add 200 grams of butter, and beat again with a mixer.
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Step 10
Place the finished cream in a cold place for several hours.
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Step 11
After all three cake layers are baked, trim off the hard edges and proceed to assemble the cake. Each layer should be generously coated with cream.
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Step 12
The top of the cake should also be coated with the remaining custard cream and decorated as desired. I decorated my cake with biscuit crumbs made by crushing leftover cake pieces. I also cut out a love confession from them.
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Step 13
The finished cake should be chilled in the refrigerator. It's best to prepare it the night before, then in the morning it will simply melt in your mouth!