Cake
Description
The baking is simple and quick. You'll find a light sponge cake, delicate cream, nuts, and fruits—all in the recipe for the "Shkatulka" cake. Preparing "Shkatulka" cake at home is very easy, and the variety of fillings is limited only by your imagination. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare the sponge cake. Beat the eggs with sugar, gradually add flour, and knead the dough thoroughly until there are no lumps.
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Step 2
Pour the batter into a mold, preferably a springform one, previously greased with oil. Place the mold in a preheated oven at 200 degrees and bake the sponge cake for about 15 minutes, until golden brown.
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Step 3
It's better if the sponge cake "rests" for 3-5 hours after baking. Cut off the "lid" from the sponge cake for our box. To do this quickly and neatly, set the knife aside and use a regular thread instead.
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Step 4
Remove the pulp from the "bottom of the box," leaving the box walls 2-3 cm thick so that it does not fall apart during assembly.
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Step 5
Let's prepare the syrup. In a saucepan, mix water and sugar, bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Remove the syrup from the heat and cool to a temperature of 36-40 degrees, then pour in the cognac and mix well.
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Step 6
Now let's prepare the cream. Soften the butter, but don't heat it in the microwave! Beat it well. Add condensed milk to the butter and beat until smooth. Soak both sponge cake layers with syrup and spread the cream between them.
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Step 7
Rub the sponge cake into crumbs. Mix the crumbs with nuts, syrup, and cream. The nuts can be chopped and mixed into the dough, or you can wrap a whole nut inside each ball. Roll into medium-sized balls. Place grated chocolate and coconut flakes into separate bowls and roll the balls in them.
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Step 8
Peel the bananas, slice them into rounds, sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent darkening, and line the "bottom of the box" with them.
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Step 9
Place the balls into the "box," filling the spaces with fruit. Try to pack the gaps between the balls as tightly as possible, so there are no voids when sliced.
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Step 10
Cover the cake with the lid, spread the cream on the sides and top of the cake, decorate with fruits, nuts, grated chocolate as desired. Spread the remaining cream on the sides of the cake and coat with grated chocolate mixed with chopped nuts. Let the cake chill in the refrigerator before serving.