Soviet cake
Description
Homemade baking for tea. The Soviet cake "Napoleon" is a pleasant childhood memory. Everyone remembers the taste of the cake, but not everyone kept the recipe. And I'm happy to share it with you! Try it! The guests will definitely appreciate such a treat. The baking is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making the dough.
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Step 2
Prepare the ingredients for making pastry cream.
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Step 3
For the dough, mix sugar, salt, and egg in a bowl.
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Step 4
Pour the milk and whisk with a whisk.
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Step 5
Pour in the melted, cooled butter.
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Step 6
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and pour in the liquid base of egg, sugar, salt, milk, and butter.
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Step 7
Knead a firm, elastic dough.
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Step 8
Divide the dough into 7–8 pieces, roll each one thinly, and pierce the sheets with a fork in several places.
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Step 9
Bake the layers in a preheated 200°C oven for 4–5 minutes. Place the finished layers one on top of another.
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Step 10
For the cream, mix the sugar and flour.
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Step 11
Crack the chicken egg and stir.
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Step 12
Mix the dry ingredients for the cream with milk, pour into a saucepan, and cook the cream over low heat for 7–8 minutes, stirring.
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Step 13
The custard has thickened, remove it from the heat, and let it cool to room temperature.
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Step 14
Add soft butter to the cream, stir or beat the cream with a mixer. The cream is ready.
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Step 15
Spread the layers with cream, crumble one layer for the cake topping.
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Step 16
Dust the cake with crumbs and let it soak at room temperature for 2–3 hours. After that, the cake can be served.