Cake
Description
Homemade baking for tea. The “Prestige” cake is easy to make, but it takes time. There are no special secrets in its preparation. 2–3 hours and you will have a wonderful bake. The cake resembles a delicious chocolate candy. The layers have a soft, tender texture. Honey notes pair well with the flavor of cocoa. With tea, coffee, compote – simply wonderful. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making the cake.
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Step 2
Crack the eggs into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add sugar.
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Step 4
Pour in the liquid honey.
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Step 5
Add softened butter. It can also be melted.
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Step 6
Mix all these ingredients well. You can whisk with a mixer.
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Step 7
Sift two tablespoons of cocoa and add it to the batter.
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Step 8
Gradually add the sifted flour to the bowl. Also add the baking soda, neutralized with vinegar.
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Step 9
First, mix the dough in a bowl.
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Step 10
And then place it on a table dusted with flour and knead a sufficiently firm dough so that it can be rolled out. But try not to add too much flour. Divide the dough into six or seven balls. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
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Step 11
While the dough is in the refrigerator, prepare the cream. For this, mix the yolks, sugar, vanilla sugar, and corn starch in a bowl. Mix well. Pour milk into a saucepan, bring to a boil, and add the prepared mixture. Stir constantly until the cream thickens. It’s better to do this with a whisk so there are no lumps.
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Step 12
Add a tablespoon of sifted cocoa powder to the hot cream.
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Step 13
Mix thoroughly.
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Step 14
Cover the cream with plastic wrap, edge to edge, and refrigerate.
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Step 15
Roll each piece of dough on parchment paper and cut out a circle 18–20 cm in diameter. Prick the dough with a fork.
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Step 16
Bake the crust in a preheated oven at 170–175 °C.
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Step 17
Thus bake all the layers.
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Step 18
Spread each layer with cream.
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Step 19
Decorate the cake to your taste. I decorated it with meringue.
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Step 20
You can use whipped cream or thick sour cream. Coat the sides of the cake with crushed nuts or cookies.
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Step 21
The "Prestige" cake is ready. Let it soak for 5–6 hours, preferably overnight.
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Step 22
Slice the cake and serve it at the table.