Cake
Description
Delicious baked treat for the whole family. This pastry is somewhat reminiscent of the famous "Potato" dessert, but improved. The key feature here is the decoration, so you'll need a piping bag or a pastry cone. Read more about it. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare the shortcrust pastry. Rub cold butter with salt and sugar. Then add eggs and sift in flour with baking powder. Knead the dough. Chill it in the refrigerator for 40 minutes.
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Step 2
Pass the dough through a meat grinder. Place it on a baking sheet in any shape. Bake the cookies at 190 degrees for 25 minutes.
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Step 3
While the cookies are cooling, fry all the nuts in a dry skillet or dry them in a multipot.
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Step 4
Crumble 2/3 of the dough by hand to pieces about 0.5 cm or slightly larger in size.
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Step 5
Turn the remaining cookies into crumbs using a blender.
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Step 6
Make the cream. Melt the butter, then mix it with the condensed milk. Stir well.
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Step 7
Now mix the large pieces of cookies with 2/3 of the cream, as well as raisins and slightly crushed nuts. Shape the cake into a "hedgehog" form, as shown in the photo. Smooth the outside of the cake with fine crumbs and the remaining cream.
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Step 8
It's time for decoration. Prepare the cream. Mix cocoa and coffee in water. Blend this mixture with cream and condensed milk using a blender or whisk.
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Step 9
Transfer the cream into a piping bag. Use it to create needle-like decorations. Sprinkle the "face" with cocoa powder. Place chocolate drops for the eyes and nose. Decorate the cake with fondant and add other details to taste.