Cake according to GOST standard
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. Nowadays, you can easily buy such a cake, but for those who enjoy cooking at home, I recommend using this recipe. You'll end up with a cake just as good as the store-bought version, especially if you remember the taste of the authentic dessert. Baking the meringue layers will take you quite some time. Enjoy this delicious cake. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Sift the flour into a bowl, then add 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
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Step 2
2. Peel and lightly toast the roughly chopped nuts, place them in a bowl and mix.
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Step 3
3. Place the previously prepared chicken whites into the blender container.
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Step 4
4. Add 0.5 teaspoon of salt and 1-1.5 cups of sugar to them, beat until stiff peaks form.
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Step 5
5. Add 0.5 teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix.
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Step 6
6. Place the freshly beaten egg whites into a bowl with the flour and nuts.
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Step 7
7. Using a spatula (only by hand), gently mix everything until a homogeneous mixture forms.
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Step 8
8. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and draw a circle on it in advance. Divide the dough into 2 parts, place ½ of it onto the circle drawn on the parchment paper.
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Step 9
9. Bake each pancake separately in a preheated oven at 150 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 105 degrees and continue baking for another 25 minutes.
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Step 10
10. Remove the baked cake layers from the oven and let them cool, then trim the edges using a cutter or a plate.
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Step 11
11. In a separate bowl, crack the chicken eggs, then add 1–1.5 cups of granulated sugar.
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Step 12
12. Whisk everything using a hand whisk or mixer.
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Step 13
13. Pour milk into a saucepan, heat it well, but do not bring to a boil. Slowly pour the milk into the egg mixture in a thin stream.
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Step 14
14. Mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 15
15. Pour everything back into the saucepan where you heated the milk and return it to the heat.
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Step 16
16. Simmer the mixture over low heat for about 15 minutes until it thickens and turns yellow, remove from heat, and add vanilla.
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Step 17
17. Place the soft butter into the mixer bowl and beat until fluffy.
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Step 18
18. Pour the cooled egg and milk cream into the whipped butter, mix, then add the brandy or rum.
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Step 19
19. From the total amount of cream, set aside about 1 cup of cream and mix it with cocoa.
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Step 20
20. Mix the cream until smooth.
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Step 21
21. Place one cake layer on a plate and generously spread it with white cream.
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Step 22
22. Place the second cake layer on top of the cream and spread white cream on its sides.
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Step 23
23. Decorate the top of the cake with chocolate cream and the shavings left over from trimming the cake layers.
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Step 24
24. Put the remaining white cream into a pastry bag and use it to decorate the cake.