Cake made from yeast-free puff pastry
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. I've always used flaky yeast-free dough for making cookies, various sweet and savory turnovers, but recently I found a recipe. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Thaw the dough at room temperature by placing it on a floured surface. Note that puff pastry must not be thawed in the microwave, so even if you're in a hurry, make sure to take the dough out of the refrigerator ahead of time.
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Step 2
For a small-sized cake, you will need 2 sheets of dough. Cut each sheet in half and roll it out so that it nearly doubles in size.
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Step 3
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the dough on it. If you have a large baking sheet, you can place all 4 dough sheets on it at once and bake them in a single batch. I had to bake the dough in batches of 2 sheets, which slowed down the cake preparation process slightly.
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Step 4
Press the finished cake layers gently with your hands to flatten them slightly, making it easier to spread the cream later.
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Step 5
While the cake layers are cooling, prepare the cream. Mix sour cream with sugar and beat with a mixer until thickened. You can add a sour cream thickener only if you are using the lowest-fat sour cream. The cream should be slightly runny so it soaks the cake layers well and makes the cake moist.
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Step 6
Spread the first cake layer with cream, then place the second layer on top, and so on.
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Step 7
The pie made from unleavened puff pastry is ready.
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Step 8
You can decorate it with the same sour cream frosting and a couple of canned cherries. Let the cake soak for 1-2 hours.