Chocolate cake “Nut Stick”
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. An easy-to-prepare cake will adorn a family celebration or a Sunday tea. The cake will have a bright chocolate flavor that perfectly highlights the delicate creamy frosting. Sweet, hearty and very tasty
Instructions
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. In a spacious bowl, crack the eggs, add the sugar, pour in the butter and kefir. Mix until homogeneous.
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Step 2
Sift the flour with cocoa powder and baking soda. Add it to the egg mixture and gently stir.
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Step 3
In the final step, pour in the vinegar; it will give the chocolate sponge cake an exquisite aroma.
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Step 4
Mix the batter quickly once more and pour it into the prepared pan. Bake for about half an hour, checking doneness with a toothpick. The most important thing is not to overdry the sponge.
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Step 5
Cool completely on a rack.
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Step 6
Nuts – I have macadamia – toast them in a pan, the browned nuts sprinkle with sugar and let it caramelize.
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Step 7
Place the caramelized nuts on a silicone mat and let them cool.
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Step 8
Cut the sponge cake into three layers and soak them with nut liqueur diluted with boiled water (35 g).
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Step 9
Leave a few attractive nuts whole, and blend the rest in a blender until they form a medium crumb.
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Step 10
For the cream, beat softened butter until pale and add the condensed cream in portions. Beat again. Fold most of the nuts into the cream, leaving about a quarter for garnish. Mix the cream with a spatula.
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Step 11
Place the bottom layer on a plate and spread half of the cream on it. Place the second layer and cover it with the remaining cream. Cover with the third layer and press it down, smoothing slightly. On top, cover the layers with a flat plate and press lightly with a small weight. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Step 12
Cook a thick glaze by mixing cocoa with sugar and sour cream. Boil for 3 minutes after it reaches a boil, stirring. Stir butter into the hot glaze, let it cool slightly, and cover the cake, trying to conceal irregularities with a thicker layer of glaze.
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Step 13
Decorate the cake with nuts and let it soak for another half an hour in the refrigerator. Then serve.